Dentinal hypersensitivity: review of aetiology, differential diagnosis, prevalence, and mechanism

Dentinal hypersensitivity is a painful response to a non-noxious stimulus applied to exposed dentine in the oral environment. Dentine exposure results from a combination of two or more aetiological factors that lead to loss of enamel and/or loss of cementum. The hydrodynamic theory is the most accep...

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Published in:	Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 8
Main Authors:	Al-Sabbagh, M, Andreana, S, Ciancio, S G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.01.2004
Subjects:	Adult Age Factors Dental Cementum - pathology Dental Enamel - pathology Dentin Sensitivity - diagnosis Dentin Sensitivity - etiology Dentin Sensitivity - physiopathology Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Male Middle Aged Sex Factors
ISSN:	1466-2094
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