The aim of the present report is to evaluate the amino fluoride gel with or without application of diode laser on pain due to dentine hypersensitivity. NRS (numerical rating scale) index will be used to evaluate the pain suffered by each patient after cold air blow stimulus. After treatment application, the follow-up timing planned for each patient will be at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
The aim of the present report is to evaluate the amino fluoride gel with or without application of diode laser on pain due to dentine hypersensitivity. The study is designed with a split mouth design. NRS (numerical rating scale) index will be used to evaluate the pain suffered by each patient. The pain response will be stimulated by thermal urge (cold air blow). Teeth will be divided in two groups. The treatment group, treated with 980nm diode laser and amino fluoride gel; the control group, treated only with amino fluoride gel. The follow-up timing planned for each patient will be at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months. In these follow-up sessions a revaluation of the pain response is performed using the NRS index.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
43
topic application of amino-fluoride gel (Elmex Dental Gel, Colgate-Palmolive company, New York, 300 Park Ave, United States) in association 980nm diode laser (doctor smile wiser by Lambda s.p.a. Via dell'Impresa, 1, 36040 Brendola VI, Italy) 1.5 W, pulsed mode 2 mm from tooth surface
topic application of amino-fluoride gel (Elmex Dental Gel, Colgate-Palmolive company, New York, 300 Park Ave, United States)
A.O. Mater Domini, U.O. Odontoiatria, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia".
Catanzaro, Italy
NRS (numerical rating scale)
The dentine hypersensitivity will be evaluated with the Numerical Rating Scale ( NRS ), where 0 meant pain absence and 10 a unbearable pain (Hjermstad MJ, Fayers PM, Haugen DF, Caraceni A, Hanks GW, Loge JH, et al. Studies comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for assessment of pain intensity in adults: a systematic literature review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011;41(6):1073-93.)
Time frame: Before treatment and 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after treatment
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