title: Dentin hypersensitivity after treatment with desensitizing agents: a randomized, double-blind, split-mouth clinical trial.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two desensitizing agents in the reduction of dentin hypersensitivity in a randomized, double-blind, split-mouth clinical trial. Seventy-seven teeth from 13 patients that presented some degree of sensitivity to probing and/or air stimulation were treated with one of the following desensitizing agents: Oxa-Gel (G1), Sensi Kill (G2) and placebo gel (G3 - control). According to paired t-test, all treatments, even the placebo gel, were capable of reducing sensitivity scores for both stimuli. Analysis of data by ANOVA and Tukey's test (?=0.05) showed that the sensitivity scores were significantly lower only for Sensi Kill in comparison to the other products (Oxa-Gel and placebo), when air stimulus was applied. It may be concluded that treatment with Sensi Kill presented a slightly better performance in reducing dentin hypersensitivity when compared to the other desensitizing agent.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jorgiana Silva de
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Assis
authors.forename: Lidiany Karla Azevedo
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Cristiane Sá Roriz
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Fonteles
authors.forename: Regina Cláudia Ramos
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Colares
authors.forename: André Mattos Brito de
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Sérgio Lima
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Santiago
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D057133:Dentin Desensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D015990:Placebo Effect; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D057133:Dentin Desensitizing Agents