TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence and time course of dentinal hypersensitivity after periodontal surgery
AU - Al-Sabbagh, Mohanad
AU - Beneduce, Carla
AU - Andreana, Sebastiano
AU - Ciando, Sebastian G.
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - This study sought to characterize the incidence and clinical progression of dentinal hypersensitivity after periodontal surgery. Fourteen patients scheduled for open-flap periodontal debridement participated in the study. Ten subjects completed the study and were evaluated for six consecutive weeks after periodontal surgery. Tactile hypersensitivity was assessed using the Yeaple probe; thermal hypersensitivity measurements were obtained using a blast of air from the air/water syringe; and subjective hypersensitivity measurements were obtained using a visual analog scale (VAS). Measurements were taken preoperative, one week postoperatively, and once a week for the next five consecutive weeks, for a total of six measurements after periodontal surgery. Depending on the stimuli used, dentinal hypersensitivity at one week after periodontal surgery ranged from 67-76%. Preoperative tactile and thermal hypersensitivity incidence combined was 30% at baseline. One week after periodontal surgery, the combined Incidence had increased to 79%; at six weeks postsurgery, it had decreased to 45%. This study shows that postoperative dentinal hypersensitivity increases at one and three weeks after open-flap periodontal debridement before spontaneously and gradually decreasing to levels similar to those presurgery, even in the absence of desensitizing therapy.
AB - This study sought to characterize the incidence and clinical progression of dentinal hypersensitivity after periodontal surgery. Fourteen patients scheduled for open-flap periodontal debridement participated in the study. Ten subjects completed the study and were evaluated for six consecutive weeks after periodontal surgery. Tactile hypersensitivity was assessed using the Yeaple probe; thermal hypersensitivity measurements were obtained using a blast of air from the air/water syringe; and subjective hypersensitivity measurements were obtained using a visual analog scale (VAS). Measurements were taken preoperative, one week postoperatively, and once a week for the next five consecutive weeks, for a total of six measurements after periodontal surgery. Depending on the stimuli used, dentinal hypersensitivity at one week after periodontal surgery ranged from 67-76%. Preoperative tactile and thermal hypersensitivity incidence combined was 30% at baseline. One week after periodontal surgery, the combined Incidence had increased to 79%; at six weeks postsurgery, it had decreased to 45%. This study shows that postoperative dentinal hypersensitivity increases at one and three weeks after open-flap periodontal debridement before spontaneously and gradually decreasing to levels similar to those presurgery, even in the absence of desensitizing therapy.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 20129876
AN - SCOPUS:77950624044
SN - 0363-6771
VL - 58
SP - e14-e19
JO - General Dentistry
JF - General Dentistry
IS - 1
ER -