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- Title
Evaluation of the effect of different desensitizers on pulpal blood flow after full crown preparation using laser Doppler flowmetry: a randomized clinical trial.
- Authors
Uğur-Aydın, Zeliha; Kılınç, Hamiyet; Akbaş, Yasemin; Usta, Sıla Nur
- Abstract
This study aims to evaluate the effect of Teethmate, Bifluoride 12, and Copal Varnish on the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity and the pulpal blood flow using laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) after full crown preparations. Eighteen patients with 42 teeth with dentine hypersensitivity after full crown preparations were randomly treated with Teethmate, Bifluoride 12, and Copal Varnish. Dentine hypersensitivity was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) and Schiff air index (SAI). LDF was used to assess the pulpal blood flow and results were recorded in perfusion units (PU). All measurements were performed at baseline, 5 min, 7 days, and 1 month after the application of desensitizers. Data were statistically analyzed by Wilcoxon and two-way ANOVA tests (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the tested desensitizers regarding VAS and PU values. VAS values decreased significantly at 7 days and 1 month after the application of desensitizers compared to baseline in all groups. The decrease in PU values significantly differed only in the Copal Varnish group at 5 min and 7 days after the application of the desensitizer (p < 0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between different times regarding SAI scores in all groups (p < 0.05). Teethmate, Bifluoride 12, and Copal Varnish showed similar effectiveness on dentine hypersensitivity and pulpal blood flow. Long-term clinical trials with larger sample sizes and histological studies are needed to evaluate their impacts on pulpal status.
- Subjects
BLOOD flow; CLINICAL trials; TOOTH sensitivity; VARNISH &; varnishing; VISUAL analog scale
- Publication
Odontology, 2024, Vol 112, Issue 1, p272
- ISSN
1618-1247
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10266-023-00828-7