The Incidence of Mechanical Allodynia in Patients With Irreversible Pulpitis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 552-556

  Owatz, Christopher B ^a   Khan, Asma A ^a   Schindler, William G ^a   Schwartz, Scott A ^a   Keiser, Karl ^a   Hargreaves, Kenneth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute periradicular periodontitis; incidence; irreversible pulpitis; mechanical allodynia; pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PULPITIS; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERESTHESIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PULPITIS; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 34147173346     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.01.023     Document Type: Article

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