Dental post-operative sensitivity associated with a gallium-based restorative material

British Dental Journal

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 310-313

  Dunne, S M ^a   Abraham, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; DISPERSALLOY; GALLIUM; GALLOY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

ADULT; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; GALLIUM; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 0034706178     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800755a     Document Type: Article

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