Comparative investigations of the desensitising efficacy of a new dentifrice

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1032-1036

  Sowinski, J ^a   Ayad, F ^b   Petrone, M ^c   DeVizio, W ^c   Volpe, A ^c   Ellwood, R ^d   Davies, R ^d  

^a Medical Literary Messenger   (United States)

^b Colgate Technology Center ^*

^c Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

^d Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentifrice; Hypersensitivity; Potassium nitrate

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; TIN FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TOOTH ROOT; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTIFRICES; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STATISTICS; TIN FLUORIDES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTHPASTE; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035515537     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2001.281107.x     Document Type: Review

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