Treatment of dentin hypersensitivity by Nd:YAG laser

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 501-506

  Lier, B B ^a   Rosing C K ^a   Aass, A M ^a   Gjermo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trial; Nd:YAG laser; Tooth hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; NEODYMIUM; PLACEBO; YTTRIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL PULP; DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NEODYMIUM; ORAL HYGIENE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; STATISTICS; YTTRIUM;

EID: 0036598912     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.2002.290605.x     Document Type: Article

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