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Evaluating Study Designs to Investigate Dentin Hypersensitivity

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Studies for investigating dentin hypersensitivity are either epidemiological or testing for the effectiveness of a possible treatment. The latter can be tested in vitro or in vivo. The myriad number of studies evaluating possible treatments for the condition mandates the adoption of rigid criteria for the conduction of such studies in order to validate their results. Literature will be reviewed in this chapter to evaluate the different testing methods for the effectiveness of dentin hypersensitivity treatments.

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  • Dentinal Tubule
  • Smear Layer
  • Dentin Surface
  • Test Disc
  • Dentin Hypersensitivity

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Taha, S., Clarkson, B.H. (2014). Evaluating Study Designs to Investigate Dentin Hypersensitivity. In: Taha, S., Clarkson, B. (eds) Clinician's Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Tooth Sensitivity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45164-5_7

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