Dentin hypersensitivity: etiology, diagnosis and treatment; a literature review

Ar Davari, E Ataei, H Assarzadeh, Ar Davari, E Ataei, H Assarzadeh

Abstract

The objective of this review is to inform practitioners about dentin hypersensitivity (DH); to provide a brief overview of the diagnosis, etiology and clinical management of dentin hypersensitivity and to discuss technical approaches to relieve sensitivity. This clinical information is described in the context of the underlying biology. The author used PUBMED to find relevant English-language literature published in the period 1999 to 2010. The author used combinations of the search terms "dentin*", "tooth", "teeth", "hypersensit*", "desensitiz*". Abstracts and also full text articles to identify studies describing etiology, prevalence, clinical features, controlled clinical trials of treatments and relevant laboratory research on mechanisms of action were used.

Keywords: Dentin Hypersensitivity; Diagnosis; Etiology; Therapeutics.

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The schematic picture of the propped theories on DH

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