Short-term assessment of the Nd:YAG laser with and without sodium flouride varnish in the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity - A clinical and scanning electron microscopy study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1140-1147

  Kumar, N Gautham ^a   Mehta, D S ^a  

^a Davangere   (India)

Author keywords

Comparison studies; Dentin sensitivity; Dentin anatomy and histology; Fluorides, topical therapeutic use; Lasers therapeutic use; Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD AIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE SECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DENTIN; DENTIN PERMEABILITY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NEODYMIUM; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 23044439738     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.7.1140     Document Type: Article

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