One of the most commonly faced clinical problems is dentinal hypersensitivity (DH).It's a "enigma" that's "often met yet seldom comprehended." It defined as sensation discomfort caused by exposed dentine in response to heat, chemical, tactile, or osmotic stimulation. appears be common ailment, with estimates ranging from 4% 74 percent population. The study aimed evaluating efficacy sodium fluor...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the clinical use of the gallium-aluminum-arsenium (GaAlAs) laser at the maximum and minimum energies recommended by the manufacturer for the treatment of dentine hypersensitivity. BACKGROUND DATA Dentine hypersensitivity (DH) is a response to a stimulus that would not usually cause pain in a healthy tooth. It is characterize...

Objective:To determine the differences in efficiency of four desensitizing agents in relieving dentin hypersensitivity in a time period of 2 weeks. Material and methods: 50 participants who responded positively to intraoral testing for dentin hypersensitivity using a split-mouth-designed study were recruited for the study. Sensitivity was assessed by means of thermal and thermal/evaporative sti...

OBJECTIVES Fruit teas are know to have an erosive effect on enamel, but the effects on dentine are unknown. Lesions of dentine hypersensitivity have numerous patent dentinal tubules and the aim of this paper was to examine the ability of various fruit teas to remove the smear layer. METHODS The erosive potential of a variety of fruit teas was assessed in the laboratory by measuring their pH a...

diagnosis of infected and affected dentine is an important factor in clininal restorative treatment of dentine. in this study, the ir and raman spectra of the sound dentine, infected dentine and affected dentine are reported. the structure of infected dentine and affected dentine has been compared with the sound dentine and hydroxyapatite. it is shown while the infected dentine has lost its str...

BACKGROUND Dentine hypersensitivity (DH) is the most common problem encountered by most of the dentists in their day-to-day clinical practice. It is characterized by a sharp pain or discomfort arising as a response to thermal, chemical, or osmotic stimuli and is caused due to exposure of dentine after the enamel or cementum at the root surface has been lost by the treatment, underlying dental a...