Recent advances in dentin hypersensitivity: Clinically proven treatments for instant and lasting sensitivity relief

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 23, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE A, 2010, Pages

  Cummins, Diane ^a  

^a Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DESENSITIZING AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUOROPHOSPHATE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM CHLORIDE; TOOTH BLEACHING AGENT; TOOTHPASTE;

CHEMISTRY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH PERMEABILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; DENTIN; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN PERMEABILITY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTINAL FLUID; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SMEAR LAYER; STRONTIUM; TOOTH BLEACHING AGENTS; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 78650531871     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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