Clinical dentin hypersensitivity: Understanding the causes and prescribing a treatment

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Jacobsen, Peter L ^a,b   Bruce, Gretchen ^a,c  

^a Dept of Pathology and Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Br nnstr m's theory; Dentin hypersensitivity; Dentin tubules; Hypersensitive teeth

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM NITRATE; NITRATE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; SCLEROSING AGENT; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIN; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOOTH ROOT; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; GINGIVA; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INJURY; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PERMEABILITY; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DENTAL CEMENTUM; DENTIN; DENTIN PERMEABILITY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTINAL FLUID; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NITRATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; TOOTH ABRASION; TOOTH BLEACHING; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0035864603     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-2-1-27     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Kanapka JA. Current treatment for dentinal hypersensitivity. A new agent. Compend Contin Educ Dent 1982;(Suppl 3):S118-20. No abstract available.
2. Addy M, Mostafa P, Newcombe RG. Effect of plaque of five toothpastes used in the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity. Clin Prev Dent 1990;12: 28-33.
3. Orchardson R, Collins WJ. Clinical features of hypersensitive teeth. Br Dent J 1987;162: 253-6. No abstract available.
4. Bal J, Kundalgurki S. Anbsp;Tooth sensitivity prevention and treatment. Oral Health 1999;89:33-4, 37-8, 41. Review. No abstract available.
5. Brannstrom M, Astrom A. The hydrodynamics of the dentine; its possible relationship to dentinal pain. Int Dent J 1972;22: 219-27. No abstract available.
6. Berman LH. Dentinal sensation and hypersensitivity. A review of mechanisms and treatment alternatives. J Periodontol 1985;56: 216-22. Review.
7. Brannstrom M. The hydrodynamic theory of dentinal pain: sensation in preparations, caries, and the dentinal crack syndrome. J Endod 1986;12: 453 No abstract available.
8. Brannstrom M, Johnson G, Nordenvall KJ. Transmission and control of dentinal pain: resin impregnation for the desensitization of dentin. J Am Dent Assoc 1979;99: 612-8.
9. Carranza FA, Newman MG. Clinical Periodontology, ed. 8, Philadelphia, 1996, W.B. Saunders Company.
10. American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs: Acceptance Program Guidelines Products for the Treatment of Dentinal Hypersensitivity, May 1998.
11. Thrash WJ, Jones DL, Dodds WJ. Effect of a fluoride solution on dentinal hypersensitivity. Am J Dent 1992;5: 299-302.
12. Blong MA, Volding B, Thrash WJ, Jones DL. Effects of a gel containing 0.4 percent stannous fluoride on dentinal hypersensitivity. Dent Hyg (Chic) 1985;59: 489-92. No abstract available.
13. Greenhill JD, Pashley DH. The effects of desensitizing agents on the hydraulic conductance of human dentin in vitro. J Dent Res 1981;60: 686-98.
14. Wichgers TG, Emert RL. Dentin hypersensitivity. Gen Dent 1996;44: 225-30; quiz 231-2. Review. No abstract available.
15. Mokhlis GR, Matis BA, Cochran MA, Eckert GJ. A clinical evaluation of carbamide peroxide and hydrogen peroxide whitening agents during daytime use. J Am Dent Assoc 2000;131: 1269-77.