Dentists' perceptions of dentine hypersensitivity and knowledge of its treatment

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-225

  Gillam, D G ^a   Bulman, J S ^a   Eijkman, M A J ^a,b   Newman, H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aetiological factors; Dentine hypersensitivity; Educational literature; Questionnaire; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DENTIN BONDING AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUORIDE VARNISH; GLASS IONOMER; NITRATE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PAINT; PHOSPHATE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; GEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; OINTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTIN-BONDING AGENTS; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; GELS; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; NITRATES; OINTMENTS; PAINT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHOSPHATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0036518175     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2002.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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