Laser therapy versus topical desensitising agents in the management of dentine hypersensitivity: A meta-analysis

Oral Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 422-430

  Zhou, Kaiyan ^a   Liu, Qiulin ^a   Yu, Xueting ^a   Zeng, Xiaojuan ^a  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dentine hypersensitivity; lasers; meta analysis; topical desensitising agents

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DENTIN BONDING AGENT; DESENSITIZING AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH; NOVAMIN; POTASSIUM BINOXALATE1; SENSIKIN; SODIUM FLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DENTINE HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOPICAL TREATMENT; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DIODE LASER; SOLID STATE LASER;

DENTIN SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY;

EID: 85082100581     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: 16010825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/odi.13309     Document Type: Review

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