Gagging Prevention Using Nitrous Oxide or Table Salt: A Comparative Pilot Study

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 364-366

  Chidiac, José Johann ^a,b   Chamseddine, Loubna ^a   Bellos, Georges ^a  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b NONE   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GAGGING; HUMANS; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; PILOT PROJECTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0035408487     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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