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What are the unmet needs in the dental office/at home to treat dentin hypersensitivity?

Author: Karl Glockner

Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Special Issue 1/2013

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Oral discomfort due to tooth hypersensitivity is a common occurrence and a frequent reason why patients visit their dentists. Epidemiological oral studies demonstrated that in populations of 18–65 years old patients, 40–60 % have signs of hypersensitivity. Tooth hypersensitivity manifests itself clinically as a painful tooth reaction to sensory stimulus because of a loss of tooth hard tissue. This loss may be a reason of cracked enamel, tooth decay, non-carious lesions as well as tooth neck or root exposure as a result of periodontal diseases and therapy [1]. …

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Title: What are the unmet needs in the dental office/at home to treat dentin hypersensitivity?
Author: Karl Glockner
Publication date: 01-03-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Electronic ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-012-0914-y

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