The effectiveness of current dentin desensitizing agents used to treat dental hypersensitivity: A systematic review

Quintessence International

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 535-546

  De Oliveira da Rosa, Wellington Luiz ^a   Lund, Rafael Guerra ^a   Piva, Evandro ^a   Da Silva, Adriana Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental materials; Dentin desensitizing agents; Dentin sensitivity; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE, THYMOL DRUG COMBINATION; DESENSITIZING AGENT; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROTECT LINER F; RESIN CEMENT; SEBOND; THYMOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRUG COMBINATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IONTOPHORESIS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTINAL FLUID; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER THERAPY; METHACRYLATES; RESIN CEMENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYMOL;

EID: 84898444553     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.qi.a29610     Document Type: Article

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