Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of potassium nitrate desensitizing mouthwash and a toothpaste in the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-33

  Sharma, Sunita ^a   Shetty, Neetha J ^a   Uppoor, Ashita ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dentinal hypersensitivity; Desensitizing agents; Potassium nitrate mouthwash; Potassium nitrate toothpaste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865072517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19895488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4317/jced.50665     Document Type: Article

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