title: Treatment of cervical dentin hypersensitivity using neodymium: Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser. Clinical evaluation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The incidence of cervical dentinal hypersensitivity is related to the high number of non-carious cervical lesions. This clinical research was developed in order to evaluate the Nd:YAG laser treatment of cervical dentin hypersensitivity after attempting the removal and control of etiologic factor after two different stimuli.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty patients participated in this study in a total of 145 teeth, where 104 received the Nd:YAG laser treatment and 41 remained as control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that there was statistically significant reduction of hypersensitivity as for the groups that received the treatment with Nd:YAG laser, as for the control teeth. However, the reduction of cervical dentinal hypersensitivity was statistically greater when there was the association of the removal of etiologic factors with the application of Nd:YAG laser.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We concluded that the laser irradiation was effective in the treatment of cervical dentin hypersensitivity after 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo-SP, Brazil 05580-900.
authors.forename: Márcia T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ciaramicoli
authors.forename: Rubens C R
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Carlos P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Eduardo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome