Efficacy of desensitizing dentifrices to occlude dentinal tubules

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 497-503

  Davies, Maria ^a   Paice, Elizabeth M ^a   Jones, Sian B ^a   Leary, Sam ^a   Curtis, Andrew R ^a   West, Nicola X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arginine; Citric acid; Dentine hypersensitivity; Dentine tubules; Strontium

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; COLGATE SENSITIVE; DESENSITIZING AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; HYDRATED SILICA GEL BASED TOOTHPASTE; HYDRATED SILICA GEL-BASED TOOTHPASTE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; SILICIC ACID; STRONTIUM; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARGININE; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DENTIFRICES; DENTIN; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; MOLAR, THIRD; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICIC ACID; STRONTIUM; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 82155166358     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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