An 8-Week, Randomized, Controlled, Examiner-Blind, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Calcium Sodium Phosphosilicate Toothpaste for the Relief of Dentin Hypersensitivity in a Population of Dentin Hypersensitivity Sufferers
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dentin Sensitivity
Sponsor: HALEON

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