Dentine hypersensitivity - Australian dentists' perspective

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-187

  Amarasena, N ^a   Spencer, J ^a   Ou, Y ^a   Brennan, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentine hypersensitivity; Management; Perception; Predisposing factors; Triggers

Indexed keywords

DESENSITIZING AGENT; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTIST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COLD TEMPERATURE; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTISTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; TOOTH ABRASION; TOOTHPASTES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955750400     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2010.01223.x     Document Type: Article

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