Dentin hypersensitivity is a common condition of transient tooth pain associated with a variety of exogenous stimuli. There is substantial variation in the response to such stimuli from one person to another. Except for sensitivity associated with tooth bleaching or other tooth pathology, the clinical cause of dentin hypersensitivity is exposed dentinal tubules as a result of gingival recession...

BACKGROUND The authors undertook a study to measure how the addition of amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) to a professionally dispensed 16 percent carbamide peroxide equivalent bleaching gel affects tooth color and dentinal hypersensitivity. METHODS The authors assigned two groups to use either the test gel containing ACP or a control gel. Both groups used their respective products for three ...

UNLABELLED Dentine hypersensitivity is a common clinical finding with a wide variation in prevalence values and etiological factors. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence and some etiological factors of dentine hypersensitivity of Emirati patients visiting general dental clinics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a period of three calendar months. M...

Tooth hypersensitivity due to exposed dentinal tubules is a common finding in the adult population, with as many as 1 in 7 (857%) patients attending for dental treatment [1,2]. The subjects’ evaluation of their own overall sensitivity, i.e. subject assessment, has been used frequently to measure hypersensitivity in clinical studies [3]. This assessment is done through various types of stimuli, ...

Tooth hypersensitivity is a common clinical complaint after dental treatment. Objective: This study presents case report of the use diode laser for treating tooth in patient with cantilever fixed partial denture abutment. Case Report: A 23-year-old female presented to Faculty Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University Makkah, chief pain deeply carious maxillary right first premolar. The was extracted, a...

Background The mechanisms underlying tooth pulp hypersensitivity associated with masseter muscle hyperalgesia remain largely underinvestigated. In the present study, we aimed to determine whether masseter muscle contraction induced by daily electrical stimulation influences the mechanical head-withdrawal threshold and genioglossus electromyography activity caused by the application of capsaicin...

Aim: To assess the awareness of dentinal hypersensitivity among patients visiting dental outpatient department at KMDC hospital, Karachi. Methodology: The data for this cross-sectional study was collected from 361 OPD Karachi Medical and Dental College, After informed consent, a close ended type questionnaire filled were examined dentin hypersensitivity. obtained analysed using SPSS version 22....

Dental hypersensitivity is a communal problem that we may often encounter in the daily life of both men and women, especially elderly who can unconsciously affect every activity. Dentin defined as sharp pain caused by stimulation exposed dentin unprotected enamel which be attrition, abrasion, crown fracture, gingival recession, orthodontic trauma. Aim: The aim this study was to analyse potentia...