Efficacy of a commercial dentifrice containing 2% strontium chloride and 5% potassium nitrate for dentin hypersensitivity: A 3-day clinical study in adults in China

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 614-622

  Liu, Hongchun ^a   Hu, Deyu ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dentifrice; Dentin hypersensitivity; Fluoride; Potassium nitrate; Strontium chloride

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; POTASSIUM NITRATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; STRONTIUM CHLORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CHINA; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOFT TISSUE; TACTILE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; DENTIFRICES; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; STRONTIUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863352987     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2012.01.027     Document Type: Article

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