Dentin Hypersensitivity
Conditions
Keywords
Bioactive Silica Based with calcium booster (Refix technology) toothpaste, Dentin hypersensitivity.
Brief summary
The aim of the study to compare the clinical effectiveness of Episodic use of Bioactive Silica Based versus continuous use of fluoride based desensitizing toothpastes in management of dentin hypersensitivity (DH) of adult patients over 6m follow up and evaluating patient satisfaction regarding the treatment provided. Episodic use will be tested as it reflects the effectiveness in a clinical scenario regarding patient compliance and adherence to the treatment where some of the Egyptian patients stop the treatment once improvement occurs due to financial constraints
Interventions
PROCEDUREepisodic use of the desensitizing toothpaste
subjects assigned to episodic treatment will use the assigned toothpaste with the same previous instructions for two 8-week treatment periods, followed by an 8-week phase in which they will use the conventional fluoride dentifrice (Signal Complete 8 Original, Unilever, Egypt), which has no documented desensitizing efficacy
PROCEDUREcontinuous use of the conventional desensitizing toothpaste
The patients will be instructed to use 1 inch amount of the assigned desensitizing toothpaste and soft bristle toothbrushes with the same brushing technique they will be taught in the intervention visit for 2 minutes twice a day (morning and last thing at night ) without further rinsing, only spitting of the excess material every day along the whole study period for the continuous treatment group.
Sponsors
Rawda Hesham Abd ElAziz
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Patients with DH, VAS ≥ 3 and Schiff sensitivity score needed to be ≥2, indicating that application of a jet of air makes the patient respond and move or requests discontinuation of the stimuli application. • Teeth with DH related to Non- carious Cervical lesions (abrasion, abfracture, erosion). • Teeth with gingival recession and exposed root dentin. \-
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with known allergies or adverse reactions to any ingredient of the tested materials. Systematic disease and/ or physical disabilities that may affect participation. • Patients who did any periodontal surgeries within the previous 3 months. • Patients with orthodontic appliances, or restorative work that might interfere with evaluation. • Patient who frequently use analgesics or any drugs that could affect the pain level. • Home or in-office bleaching and/ or in office fluoride application for 6 months before beginning of treatment. • Pregnant females with frequent vomiting attacks. • Smokers. • Systemic conditions that cause or predispose patients to develop dentin hypersensitivity (for example, gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD). • Excessive dietary or environmental exposure to acids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Degree of Dentin hypersensitivity | change from the baseline, 1month, 2months, 4 months, 6 months after treatment | Visual analog scale (VAS) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Examiner Assessment to level of patient pain | change from the baseline, 1month, 2months, 4 months, 6 months after treatment | Schiff sensitivity scale \[SSS\] |
| Patient satisfaction with the Treatment | change from the baseline, 1month, 2months, 4 months, 6 months after treatment | 4-point Likert scale |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactRawda Hesham Abd ElAziz
Outcome results
None listed