Dentine Hypersensitivity Advances in Diagnosis, Management, and Trea
This book provides wide-ranging information on the progress achieved in the diagnosis, treatment and management of dentine hypersensitivity during the past few years. Recent advances in research, including innovations in the development of desensitizing a
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Dentine Hypersensitivity Advances in Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment
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Dentine Hypersensitivity
David G. Gillam Editor
Dentine Hypersensitivity Advances in Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment
Editor David G. Gillam Centre for Adult Oral Health Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL London UK
ISBN 978-3-319-14576-1 ISBN 978-3-319-14577-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14577-8
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Foreword
Dentine hypersensitivity has gained increasing interest in recent years due to a number of reasons. For example, the success of caries prevention programs and improved periodontal treatment modalities are factors considered to be responsible for an increased number of patients of all ages with more natural teeth in their mouths than in the past. And these patients apparently suffer more frequently from what they call “sensitive teeth” (dentine hypersensitivity) mainly after exposure to cold and sweet drinks/food or to tactile stimuli. The quality of life of these patients is markedly compromised, and they may ask for pain relief from the clinician. T
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