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Treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity using a dentine bonding system
1University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK. f.j.t.burke@bham.ac.uk
International Dental Journal
|July 2, 2005
Summary
Dentine bonding systems effectively reduce dentinal hypersensitivity pain. This study found significant pain relief in patients treated with a dentine bonding system, with results sustained for at least one week.
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Dental Materials Science
Background:
- Dentinal hypersensitivity is a common dental condition.
- Various treatments exist, but dentine bonding systems are a recent focus.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a dentine bonding system for treating dentinal hypersensitivity.
- To assess treatment outcomes under real-world dental practice conditions.
Main Methods:
- A dentine bonding system was used to treat 34 patients with dentinal hypersensitivity across two dental practices (UK and India).
- Patient-reported pain was measured using a 100mm linear scale before treatment, and at one day and one week post-treatment.
Main Results:
- All patients reported pain relief at both one day and one week after treatment.
- Pain scores decreased sharply by one day and stabilized by one week post-treatment.
- Potential differences in pain perception between the UK and Indian patient groups were observed.
Conclusions:
- The evaluated dentine bonding system demonstrated success in alleviating dentinal hypersensitivity pain.
- The observed pain reduction was effective in the short term.
