Year : 2022

Volume : Volume 13

Issue : Issue 4

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Dr. Minakshi,
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Abstract

Background and Objectives: Despite a large number of published data, there is still a lack of a “gold standard” method in the management of DH. There is not enough research comparing the desensitizing efficacy of herbal desensitizing pastes to that of other commercially available desensitizing pastes. Hence, the goal of this study was to examine and collate the effectiveness of three distinct desensitizing toothpastes with non-identical active components in lessening dentinal hypersensitivity. Materials and Methods: Over the course of 4 weeks, 15 patients with dentinal hypersensitivity were investigated in a randomized control clinical trial. Patients were placed into three groups each with five patients, and each was given a different desensitizing paste for 4 weeks: Group I SHY NM Paste (calcium sodium phosphosilicate), GROUP II- Herbal desensitizing HiOra –K, and Group III –Sensitive pro relief (Arginine). At baseline and 4 weeks, the patients were examined using the visual analog scale. Results: The three desensitizing toothpastes, each of which included a different active ingredient, were all helpful in treating DH when compared to the other groups, the arginine group (Group III-Colgate sensitive pro relief) had greater clinical response at the end of 4 weeks. Conclusion: Colgate sensitive pro relief tooth paste, which contains arginine, performed much better in the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity than either SHY NM paste or Herbal desensitizing HiOra-k toothpaste.

Keywords: Dentinal hypersensitivity, Toothpaste, Herbal, Colgate sensitive pro relief, Arginine.