Use of a toothpaste containing 8% arginine and calcium carbonate for immediate and lasting relief of dentin hypersensitivity: A simple and effective in-office procedure

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 135-140

  Ayad, Farid ^a   Ayad, Nuhad ^a   Vazquez, Joseph ^c   Zhang, Yun Po ^c   Mateo, Luis R ^b   Cummins, Diane ^a,d  

^a Far Management Inc   (Canada)

^b LRM Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^c Technology Center   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DESENSITIZING AGENT; FLUORIDE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIR; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DENTIN DESENSITIZING AGENTS; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PHOSPHATES; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85051398149     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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