Comparison of low level laser and arginine-calcium carbonate alone or combination in the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity: A randomized split-mouth clinical study

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 200-205

  Bal, Mehmet Vehbi ^a   Keskiner, Ilker ^b   Sezer, Ufuk ^c   Açlkel, Cengizhan ^a   Saygun, Işll ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBONATION;

CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROL GROUPS; DENTIN HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOW LEVEL LASER; PLACEBO GROUPS; POST TREATMENT; TREATMENT GROUP; VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DESENSITIZING AGENT;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926457044     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2014.3873     Document Type: Article

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