Nano-hydroxyapatite With Potassium Nitrate in the Therapy of the Dental Sensitivity

Launched by UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI SASSARI · Sep 8, 2016

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Study Design

The study will be a clinical randomized double-blind trial monocentric.

The sample will be divided into three groups with 35 patients each one.

TREATMENTS NOT ALLOWED

Patients enrolled in the study should not be submitted, for the whole duration of the trial, to local and systemic treatments for dentine hypersensitivity.

Randomization

The randomization process shall be made using a table randomly generated by a computer. The researchers will not be involved in the randomization process.

Data Recording

The study involves the assessment of the following parameters:

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients will be considered suitable for the study if they had sensitive teeth showing abrasion, erosion, or recession with the exposure of the cervical dentine.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Teeth with subjective or objective evidence of carious lesions, pulpitis, restorations, premature contact, cracked enamel, active periapical infection, or which had received periodontal surgery or root-planning up to 6 months prior to the investigation will be excluded from the study.
• • Professional desensitizing therapy during the previous 3 months, or use of desensitizing toothpaste in the last 6 weeks.
• • Patients will be also excluded if they will be under significant medication that could interfere with pain perception (e.g., antidepressants, anti-inflammatory drugs, sedatives, and muscle relaxants).