In-Office Treatment of Dentinal Hypersensitivity

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-60

  Al Sabbagh, Mohanad ^a   Brown, Amanda ^a   Thomas, Mark V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentinal; Desensitize; Hypersensitivity; Tubules

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ACTION POTENTIAL; DENTAL FACILITY; DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; GINGIVOPLASTY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDLINE; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACTION POTENTIALS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL OFFICES; DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTINAL FLUID; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; GINGIVOPLASTY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MEDLINE; NERVE FIBERS;

EID: 59649121561     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2008.11.003     Document Type: Review

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