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

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 137-143

  Docimo, R ^a   Montesani, L ^a   Maturo, P ^a   Costacurta, M ^a   Bartolino, M ^a   Zhang, Y P ^b   DeVizio, W ^b   Delgado, E ^b   Cummins, D ^b   Dibart, S ^c   Mateo, L 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; DESENSITIZING AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUOROPHOSPHATE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARGININE; BENCHMARKING; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449426413     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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