Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of an in-office desensitizing paste containing 8% arginine and calcium carbonate in providing instant and lasting relief of dentin hypersensitivity

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue SPEC. ISS. A, 2009, Pages

  Schiff, Thomas ^a   Delgado, Evaristo ^a   Zhang, Yun PO ^a   Cummins, Diane ^a   Devizi, William ^a   Mateo, R ^a  

^a Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; NUPRO; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIR; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DENTAL SCALING; DENTIFRICES; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650264513     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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