Examination of the effectiveness of three different toothpastes in reduction of dental hypersensitivity
- Conditions
- Hypersensitivity
- Registration Number
- DRKS00014839
- Lead Sponsor
- Förderverein Universität Witten/ Herdecke
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 95
adults (18 yrs+), availability during the 4 weeks of the trial, at least one hypersensitive tooth, with a Schiff cold air scale score of two or higher. No use of desensitizing measures since one month prior the beginning of the trial. A minimum of 10 remaining teeth, except wisdom teeth, without a crown, partial crown or large restoration. A written consent of the patient after succeeded elucidation. The Patient is capable of grasping the content and circumstances of the clinical trial and neither in the middle of a dental treatment nor ridden by relevant oral diseases (e.g. tooth pain, diseases of the mucosa, etc.)
Suspection of incapability to keep up with the test plan, severe overall diseases, pregnancy or breastfeeding period. Persistent calculus, use of antibiotics or anti-inflammatories within two weeks prior to the beginning of the trial, necessary antibiotic prophylaxis, hypersensitive teeth with a mobility higher than 1, dental bleeching within two months prior to the trial, bad oral hygiene, use of anti-inflammatory or pain relieving drugs throughout the trial, oral diseases, e.g. NUG, NIJP, deseases of the immune system e.g. HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, known hypersensitivity towards substances used within the clinical trial, current participation in a different clinical trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method evaluation of tooth hypersensitivity after tactile irrigation after one and after four weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method evaluation of tooth hypersensitivity after thermal irrigation after one and after four weeks