Comparing the efficacy in reducing dentin hypersensitivity of a new toothpaste containing 8.0% arginine, calcium carbonate, and 1450 ppm fluoride to a commercial sensitive toothpaste containing 2% potassium ion: An eight-week clinical study in Rome, Italy

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-22

  Docimo, Raffaella ^a   Montesani, Luigi ^a   Maturo, Paulo ^a   Costacurta, Micaela ^a   Bartolino, Michela ^a   DeVizio, William ^b   Zhang, Yun Po ^b   Cummins, Diane ^b   Dibart, Serge ^c   Mateo, Luis R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LRM Statistical Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUOROPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; ROME; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650248903     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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