A comparison between the occluding effects of the Nd:YAG laser and the desensitising agent sensodyne on permeation through exposed dentinal tubules of endodontically treated teeth: An in vitro study

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 535-540

  Al Azzawi, Lehadh M ^a   Dayem, Raad N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Dentine hypersensitivity; Nd:YAG laser; Permeation; Root canal

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; TOOTHPASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTIN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITRATES; PERMEABILITY; PHOSPHATES; TOOTH, NONVITAL; TOOTHPASTE; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 33744902062     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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