Comparative evaluation of clinical effectiveness of 80% Aloe vera gel and Recaldent™ by topical application in management of dentinal hypersensitivity An experimental study

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