Efficacy of a 3% potassium nitrate desensitizing mouthwash in the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1720-1725

  Pereira, Richard ^a   Chava, Vijay K ^a  

^a SDM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Dentin sensitivity therapy; Fluorides, topical therapeutic use; Mouthrinses therapeutic use; Potassium nitrate therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD AIR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DESENSITIZATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTHWASH; NOCICEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TACTILE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; NITRATES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035691502     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2001.72.12.1720     Document Type: Article

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