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| Year : 2015 |
Volume
: 26 | Issue : 1 | Page
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Evaluation of three different agents for in-office treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity: A controlled clinical study
Shruti A Patil, Balaram D Naik, R Suma
Department of Operative Dentistry, SDM Dental College, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Shruti A Patil
Department of Operative Dentistry, SDM Dental College, Dharwad, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.156796
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Context: Dentin desensitizers are used for in-office treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. They block the open tubules and bring about a reduction in hypersensitivity.
Aim: The aim was to evaluate and compare the clinical effectiveness of a dentin desensitizer, a combination of a dentin desensitizer + adhesive and one-bottle self-etching adhesive for in-office treatment of dentin hypersensitivity.
Settings and Design: Institutional, prospective double-blind parallel clinical design.
Subjects and Methods: A total of 54 teeth in 20 patients were randomly allocated to one of the three study groups, with 18 teeth in each group as follows: Group A-Gluma Desensitizer (GD), Group B-Gluma Comfort Bond + Desensitizer (GCBD), Group C-Single Bond Universal (SBU). The patients' dentinal hypersensitivity scores for tactile (hand-held scratch device), thermal (cold), and evaporative (dental unit air syringe) stimuli were recorded on a visual analog scale. The parameters were recorded at baseline, immediately after application of the agent, 3- and 6-week posttreatment.
Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed with Friedman's test, Wilcoxon signed ranks test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Mann-Whitney-U-test (P < 0.05).
Results: All three groups showed a significant reduction in dentinal hypersensitivity (P < 0.05) compared to baseline at all time intervals. Statistically, significant differences were noted between GD and SBU; between GCBD and SBU in all testing parameters. Between GD and GCBD no significant difference was noted.
Conclusions: GD and GCBD showed a greater reduction in dentin hypersensitivity than SBU |
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