To Estimate and Compare the Incidence of Dentin Hypersensitivity Among Men and Women Before and After Tooth Preparation

ABSTRACT

Dentin hypersensitivity following tooth preparation is a frequently encountered oral health problem. The present study was conducted to estimate and compare the incidence of dentin hypersensitivity among men and women in an adult population sample who required replacement of missing tooth/teeth with a fixed partial prosthesis. Methods: The present study was conducted among 32 participants in which 16 were male and 16 were females who want replacement of missing tooth/teeth with a fixed partial prosthesis. The informed consent of all the participants who participated in this study was obtained. Detailed clinical and radiographic investigations were performed on all participants to exclude conditions of teeth, which might have caused pain similar to dentin hypersensitivity. There was at least one vital abutment tooth in each FPD. Each abutment tooth received two stimuli tactile stimulus and thermal stimulus. Sensitive teeth were identified with an explorer passed cervically over the abutment tooth. Immediately following stimulation, the participants were asked to grade their overall sensitivity using a 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). After the VAS was recorded before tooth preparation, the subjects underwent tooth preparation of the abutment teeth for the fixed partial denture. The VAS was recorded immediately after tooth preparation. The data was compiled and subjected to statistical analysis. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS, version 22 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL) and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: In the present study; total participants were 32, out of which 16 were male and 16 were females. The comparison of dentin hypersensitivity between men and women in which women reported more dentin hypersensitivity than men, although results were statistically non-significant. Conclusion: It was concluded that women reported more dentin hypersensitivity than men before and after tooth preparation