title: Application of Diode Laser in the Treatment of Dentine Hypersensitivity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dentine hypersensitivity is characterized by acute, sharp pain arising from the exposed dentine, most commonly in response to thermal, tactile, or chemical stimuli, and which cannot be linked to any other pathological changes in the tooth or the environment. Therapy uses various impregnating agents in the form of solutions or gels and, in more recent times, laser.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this research was to examine the effects of treatment of hypersensitive dental cervix with diode laser.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 18 patients with 82 sensitive teeth. The degree of dentine hypersensitivity was evaluated by visual analogue scale (VAS), and the treatment was carried out by application of low-power diode laser over the span of three visits, which depended on the initial sensitivity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is a significant difference in VAS values measured at the onset of treatment (baseline) and immediately after the first laser treatment (t=9.275; p=0.000), after 7 days, after the second laser treatment (14 days) (t=7.085, p=0.000), as well as after 14 days and the third laser treatment (t=5.517, p=0.000), which confirms the effectiveness of this therapeutic procedure. The results showed a reduction of hypersensitivity in response to tactile stimulus with a probe after the third treatment, even with teeth whose value on the VAS was very high at the beginning of treatment (baseline).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Within the scope of the conducted study, laser therapy has provided extremely safe and effective results in the treatment of cervical dentine hypersensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gojkov-Vukelic
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hadzic
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Amila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zukanovic
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Enes
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pasic
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Veriva
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pavlic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: dentine hypersensitivity; desensitizing agent; diode laser; laser therapy