Treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity using a dentine bonding system.
OBJECTIVE
Many agents have been used in treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity in the past, but dentine bonding systems have recently been suggested as being effective. This study examined the effectiveness of a dentine bonding system in the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity in dental practice conditions.


METHODS
Dentists in two dental practices agreed to carry out the project. One practice was in the UK, the other in India. A total of 34 patients who were diagnosed to have dentinal hypersensitivity were treated using the dentine bonding system. Patients were requested to record their perception of their pain on a 100mm linear scale, pre-treatment, one day and one week post-treatment.


RESULTS
All patients experienced relief of pain, both 1 day and 1 week after treatment. Profile plots of the patients' perceived pain scores for the two practices separately indicated that there was a general trend across both practices for these to fall quite sharply one day after treatment and then generally level out one week post-treatment. There was evidence indicating a possible difference in pain perception in the two communities from which the patients were drawn.


CONCLUSIONS
The dentine bonding system evaluated was successful in reducing the pain of dentinal hypersensitivity, at least in the short term.
University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK. f.j.t.burke@bham.ac.uk
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Burke
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Malik
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McHugh
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Lamb
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000628:therapy*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D010147:Pain Measurement; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D019279:Resin Cements; C115612:single bond; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; C041330:Scotchbond