The Impact of the Gender on the Pulp Vitality Testing for the Various Types of the Conducting Media: An Original Research

• Published in: Journal of pharmacy & bioallied science Vol. 16; no. Suppl 1; pp. S168 - S170
• Main Authors: Uppalapati, Vishwaja, Onteru, Pradeep, Mathew, Tony, Sandhu, Navjeet Singh, Dutta, Smita D, Nanda, Jasasriya, Mustafa, Mohammed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.02.2024; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Dental enamel; Dental pulp; Dentifrices; Enamel; Gender; Incisors; Media; Original; pulp test; Sensitivity analysis; sensory; Sensory evaluation; Toiletries industry; tooth sensitivity; Toothpaste; Visual thresholds; pulp test; tooth sensitivity; toothpaste; Gender; sensory
• ISSN: 0976-4879; 0975-7406
• DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_441_23

To identify gender-based differences in pulpal sensory thresholds in human teeth utilizing various conducting media. The study involved 50 participants of both genders equally distributed. The maxillary central incisors were the teeth selected for the intervention. The three conducting media that were put to the test were Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief Enamel Repair Toothpaste (CS), Himalaya herbals sensitivity toothpaste (HS), and Lignox 2% gel (LG). Subject's sensory threshold readings as well as the Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores were noted at the tiniest sensation they experienced. Following an ANOVA, a analysis was performed to confirm the significance between the three media. Lox 2% Jelly significantly reduced sensory threshold values compared to the other conducting media ( < 0.001). Comparing the sensory threshold values of the sexes showed that men have greater values. Male and female readings differed significantly in the Lox 2% Jelly group ( = 0.021), whereas Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief Enamel Repair Toothpaste, Himalaya herbals sensitivity toothpaste ( < 0.001) groups showed highly significant variances. All the three conducting media had a highly significant variance for the VAS scores. ( < 0.001). The conducting material used and gender affect the pulpal sensory thresholds to electric impulses produced by EPT.