Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 173-177 , December 2009

Clinical efficacy of toothpaste containing potassium citrate in treating dentin hypersensitivity

  • Shih-Ya Shen

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Periodontics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Hung Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Chiu Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chao Chang

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Periodontics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Graduate School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, 110, Chien-Kuo North Road, Section 1, Taichung 40201, Taiwan

Received 17 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 November 2009.

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PII: S1991-7902(09)60023-4

doi: 10.1016/S1991-7902(09)60023-4

Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 173-177 , December 2009

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