Managing dentin hypersensitivity

Evaluation of dentin hypersensitivity treatment with glass ionomer cements: A randomized clinical trial

“…4,24,25 In previous clinical trials evaluating painful sensitivity in subjects, the use of more than one stimulus to evaluate this subjective condition has been recommended. 3,4,26,27 In current analysis, hypersensitive teeth were evaluated using a tactile test with a sharp dental explorer and an evaporative stimulus via an air blast from a dental air syringe. These methods were previously effective in the diagnosis and evaluation of DH.…”

“…28 Pain is a rather subjective item and the assessment of the therapeutic effect of a DH treatment may be difficult. 4,29 However, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is widely used and generally accepted for the assessment of pain. 4,29 Despite the high number of subjects screened (n = 104), 20 subjects were included based on the study design (split-mouth) and eligibility criteria.…”

“…Modified GIC is easy to use; it does not require a rubber dam and it is moisture-tolerant, which facilitates its clinical use in regions that requires strict moisture control, such as the cervical dental region. 4,28 Besides, conventional GIC, such as Vidrion R, is indicated for non-carious cervical lesions, and they are more critical to apply and to reach the 0.5 mm layer. In addition, resin-modified GICs improved aesthetic properties and thus greater patient´s acceptance over conventional GICs.…”

“…2 Although extensive research on dentin hypersensitive treatments has been conducted, no single treatment is currently accepted by all. 3,4,5 GICs have become a popular restorative material due to their chemical adhesion and ability to release fluoride. 2 Further, GICs have shown extended satisfactory results over time, especially in the treatment of Declaration of Interests: The authors certify that they have no commercial or associative interest that represents a conflict of interest in connection with the manuscript.…”

“…6,8,13 However, a limited amount of data on the efficacy of desensitizers is available in the literature, especially for long-term assessments of at least 6-months follow-up. 2,4,18,19 Therefore, current randomized, split-mouth clinical trial evaluates and compares the desensitizing efficacy of Clinpro XT and conventional GIC (Vidrion R) in a 6-month follow-up. The hypothesis tested is that resin-modified GIC (Clinpro XT) would be more effective than conventional GIC (Vidrion R) in controlling dentin hypersensitivity up to a 6-month post-treatment period.…”