Comparative evaluation of clinical effectiveness of 80% Aloe vera gel and Recaldent™ by topical application in management of dentinal hypersensitivity An experimental study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Komal Eknath Gaikar
- Enrollment
- 52
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Effectiveness of 80% Aloevera gel in managing dentinal hypersensitivity
Overview
Brief Summary
Informed consent will be obtained from the patients
A sample consisted of 26 patients with 52 teeth with DH who had fulfilled the selection criteria All the teeth were divided into two groups
Group A 80% Aloevera gel
Group B Recaldent
The desensitizing agents will be applied by a trained and experienced operator on days 1st 7th 14th and 21st days of month
Removal of debris and calculus if any around the affected teeth using hand scalers and Isolation of the teeth with cotton rolls
Aloevera gel is applied directly on the DH site using a applicator tip and let dried for 60 s
Recaldent™ was applied to the sensitive lesions as recommended by the manufacturer
The patients were instructed not to rinse or eat or drink anything for 30 min after the treatment and avoid using any other professionally or self applied desensitizing agent in the course of the investigation
Each tooth received two stimuli
Clinical probing and Air blast
The degree of hypersensitivity reported by the participant with each stimulus was determined according to the verbal rating scale from 0 to 3 in which
0 represent No discomfort
1 represent Minimum discomfort
2 represent Mild discomfort
3 represent Intense discomfort
The values were collected before the intervention and after each application, on days 1st 7th 14th and 21st respectively
The spilt mouth technique was used to obtain the standardized response from each patient for all two treatment groups
The collected data will be tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- Masking
- Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18.00 Year(s) to 50.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients between 18 and 50 years of age visiting SMBT IDSR, Nashik for treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patient with history of any systemic illness or psychological conditions and previous hospitalization.
- •Participants who are unwilling or unable to provide informed consent.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Effectiveness of 80% Aloevera gel in managing dentinal hypersensitivity
Time Frame: 1 week
Secondary Outcomes
- Effectiveness of Herbal agent over allopathic agent in reducing dentinal hypersensitivity(1 week,2 weeks,3 weeks)
Investigators
Komal Eknath Gaikar
SMBT Institute of Dental Science and Research