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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Effects of a Novel Nanohydroxyapatite Gel and Er: YAG Laser Treatment on Dentin Hypersensitivity.

Demet Sahin, Ceren Deger, Burcu Oglakci, Metehan Demirkol, Bedri Onur Kucukyildirim, Mehtikar Gursel, Evrim Eliguzeloglu Dalkilic

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Demet SahinDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-7732-4300
Ceren DegerDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2100-8963
Burcu OglakciDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6587-5997
Metehan DemirkolDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-4738-6476
Bedri Onur KucukyildirimDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehtikar GurselDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
Evrim Eliguzeloglu DalkilicDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi · TRYıldız Technical University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study evaluates the effects of a novel nanohydroxyapatite gel and Er: YAG laser on the surface roughness, surface morphology, and elemental content after dentin hypersensitivity treatments.

methodsDentin discs (2 × 3 × 3 mm

resultsGroup Lsr showed significantly lower surface roughness than Group NHA and Group BF (

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dentin hypersensitivityfluoride varnishlasernanohydroxyapatitesurface roughness

Identifiers

PMID37834658
PMCPMC10573567
OpenAlexW4387258979

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