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GENERAL DENTISTRY
Objective: Dentin desensitizing agents are used in the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity,
which is defined as a painful response in the exposed dentin to stimuli that are thermal,
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the clinical effectiveness of current desensitizer with at least 3 months of follow-up. Method
and Materials: Eight electronic databases were searched: MedLine (PubMed), Embase,
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clinical trials are warranted to better compare the different types of treatments and their
effectiveness in the longer term. (Quintessence Int 2013;44:535–546; doi: 10.3290/j.qi.
a29610)
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most common painful conditions affecting ered by enamel or cement and does not
oral comfort and function.1,2 It is also one of suffer direct stimulation. 11 )PXFWFS
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the least successfully resolved problems of exposure of dentinal tubules due to enamel
the teeth.3%)DBOCFEFmOFEBTUFNQPSBSZ loss by abrasion, erosion, abfraction, or root
pain or an exaggerated response in surface exposure caused by gingival reces-
exposed dentin to stimuli that are typically sion, periodontal treatment, or a combina-
thermal, evaporative, tactile, osmotic, or tion of both may produce strong dentin sen-
chemical, which cannot be explained as sitivity.
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arising from other forms of dental defect or lesions may be multifactorial, resulting from
pathology.1,3-8 Primary treatment strategies chronic trauma from tooth brushing, tooth
should undoubtedly aim to eliminate predis- flexure due to abnormal occlusal loading
posing factors, such as abfraction, abra- forces, parafunctional habits, acute and
sion, or erosive components, thereby chronic inflammatory gingivitis, and peri-
preventing recurrence.
odontal diseases.
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accepted basis for its physiological cause
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ty of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
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Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Federal Univer- open dentinal tubules at the tooth surface
sity of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
permit fluid movement inside the tubules
Correspondence: Adriana Fernandes da Silva, Department of
that leads to sensorial activation of the
Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of
Pelotas, 457 Gonçalves Chaves St. #504, Downtown, Pelotas - RS nerve cells in the pulp, thus causing
– Brazil 96015-560. Email: adrisilvapiva@gmail.com pain.
Selection criteria
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ally, the type of desensitizer used, the num- uate the effectiveness of the materials.
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2,645 records excluded on the trials that evaluated dentin desensitizing
2,744 screened records basis of title and/or abstract agents since 2002, only 17 were found
inclusion and/or exclusion criteria among the selected journals that evaluated
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months. It was possible to note that the
82 studies excluded on the basis majority of selected studies analyzed the
Eligibility
99 full-text articles
of inclusion and/or exclusion decrease of pain for up to 3 months (Fig 3).
assessed for eligibility
criteria Only one clinical trial evaluated the effec-
tiveness of dentin desensitizing agents after
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defined as short and sharp pain arising review evaluated the decrease of hypersen-
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ascribed to any other form of dental defect hypersensitive teeth were treated with low-
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studies included in this review evaluated glass ionomer was retained longer and still
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procedures. On the other hand, clinical of plaque removal using a toothbrush.
studies which evaluated the sensitivity after In relation to current treatments, ionto-
dental bleaching were not included in this phoresis is another therapy that has gained
review because this sensitivity seems to be some popularity. It is a technique in which
a transient outcome after the bleaching pro- fluoride can be transferred under electrical
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ing bleaching procedures complain of post- tubules.
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because of better adhesion of the varnish. the studies evaluated in the present review
8IFO $FSWJUFD XBT DPNQBSFE UP (MVNB included laser therapy. With its growing utili-
Desensitizer in another study, the first was zation in dentistry, many improvements
more efficacious after 1 and 3 months. have occurred in both the quality and quan-
(MVNB %FTFOTJUJ[FS XBT BMTP DPNQBSFE UP tity of available laser types.
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tect Liner F (Kuraray), and Fluoline (PD comparisons between studies become diffi-
Dental) in another clinical trial52 included in cult. Furthermore, compared with conven-
UIF QSFTFOU SFWJFX "U UIF FOE PG UIF tional approaches, in-office laser treatment
3-month evaluation period, all desensitizers has several disadvantages, including high
showed lower sensitivity values compared cost, complexity of use, and decreasing
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contain colloidal silica, which has consider- clinical utility.
able treatment potential, especially in terms Various laser types are used, including
of tubule blockage. It may have been this neodymium or erbium-doped yttrium alumi-
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