Comparison of two different forms of varnishes in the treatment of dentine hypersensitivity: A subject-blind randomised clinical study

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-150

  Sethna, Gulnar Dara ^a   Prabhuji, M L V ^b   Karthikeyan, B V ^a  

^a Private Practice ^*  (India)

^b Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Cervitec varnish; Dentine hypersensitivity; Gluma varnish; Scratchometer; Thermal test; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE, THYMOL DRUG COMBINATION; DESENSITIZING AGENT; GLUMA DESENSITIZER; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THYMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHACRYLATES; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THYMOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052166904     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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