tooth sensitivity
Conditions
Interventions
After selecting the patients considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study, a lottery will be made with 60 envelopes (30 of them contain a group A written paper and 30 contain a group
E06.420.750
Sponsors
Faculdade de Odontologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande Do Sul
Faculdade de Odontologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande Do Sul
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients included in this clinical trial were at least 18 years old and had good general and oral health. Participants held the minimum of 24 teeth and no restorations in incisors, canines and premolars. In addition, they had to have shade greater than A2, B2, C2 and D2 dental pigmentation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Excluded patients were those who out of the potential participants underwent tooth-whitening procedures; were pregnant or lactating; had cracks, cervical lesions, exposed dentin or a history of dentin hypersensitivity; previous (last 3 months) use of desensitizing agent or anti-inflammatory drugs; and any mouth gross pathology.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of tooth sensitivity during and after tooth whitening, through the analysis of questionnaires applied with pain scales from 0 to 10. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| effectiveness of the whitening gel even after the use of desensitizing agents, evaluated based on the weekly color intake with the vita scale | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
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Outcome results
None listed