A randomized controlled clinical study evaluating the efficacy of two desensitizing dentifrices

• Published in: The Journal of clinical dentistry Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 82
• Main Authors: Salian, Sowmya, Thakur, Srinath, Kulkarni, Sudhindra, LaTorre, Guy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 2010
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Dentifrices - pharmacology; Dentifrices - therapeutic use; Dentin - drug effects; Dentin - ultrastructure; Dentin Desensitizing Agents - pharmacology; Dentin Desensitizing Agents - therapeutic use; Dentin Permeability; Dentin Sensitivity - drug therapy; Double-Blind Method; Female; Glass; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nitrates - therapeutic use; Pain Measurement; Potassium Compounds - therapeutic use; Silicates - pharmacology; Silicates - therapeutic use; Statistics, Nonparametric; Young Adult

The primary aim of this study was to compare the in vivo efficacy and safety of dentifrices containing either 5% NovaMin or 5% potassium nitrate, and a non-desensitizing dentifrice, on dentin hypersensitivity in a four-week, double-blind clinical study among a population in south India. In addition,...