Efficacy of Nd:YAG and GaAlAs lasers in comparison to 2% fluoride gel for the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity

General Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 66-70

  Soares, Marilia De Lima ^a   Porciuncula, Geane Bandeira ^a   De Lucena, Mara Ilka Holanda Medeiros ^a   Gueiros, Luiz Alcino Monteiro ^a   Leao, Jair Carneiro ^a   Carvalho, Alessandra De Albuquerque Tavares ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dentinal hypersensitivity; Gaalas laser; Nd:YAG laser

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; GEL;

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOLID STATE LASER; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; GELS; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994480612     PISSN: 03636771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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