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Dentinal Hypersensitivity

A special issue of Dentistry Journal (ISSN 2304-6767).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2024 | Viewed by 3970
Please submit your paper and select the Journal "Dentistry Journal" and the Special Issue "Dentinal Hypersensitivity" via: https://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=dentistry Please contact the Managing Editor Ms. Adele Min ([email protected]) before submitting.

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Prof. Dr. Felice Femiano

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Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy
Interests: dentinal hypersensitivity; diode laser in dentistry; conservative dental restoration
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, with the increase in oral prevention and oral hygiene culture, the incidence of caries has decreased considerably. However, more and more patients are complaining of dental hypersensitivity. Dentin hypersensitivity defines a painful symptom of the exposed and innervated cervical pulp–dentin complex.

Several predisposing factors for gingival recessions have been classified, such as alveolar bone dehiscence or fenestration and a soft tissue morphotype, but activating pathological, therapeutic, or iatrogenic factors are also important for its development. The loss of dental hard tissue, especially enamel, is considered an alternative pathway of cervical dentin exposure and is mainly due to erosion, abrasion, or a combination of the two.

Universally accepted studies and protocols on this topic have not yet emerged in the literature; therefore, studies and research on dentinal hypersensitivity are of great interest.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide evidence-based data on innovative advances in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies in the field of dentinal hypersensitivity, from children to adults.

We are delighted to invite investigators to submit original research articles (trials, cohort studies, case–control, and cross-sectional studies), high-quality case reports, communications, and reviews (narrative or systematic reviews and meta-analyses) in the fields previously indicated. Studies with innovative approaches or providing original information are particularly encouraged.

Prof. Dr. Felice Femiano
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Dentistry Journal is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • dentinal hypersensitivity
  • dentin exposure
  • enamel erosion
  • gingival recession

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The Use of Diode Low-Power Laser Therapy before In-Office Bleaching to Prevent Bleaching-Induced Tooth Sensitivity: A Clinical Double-Blind Randomized Study
by Felice Femiano, Rossella Femiano, Nicola Scotti, Ludovica Nucci, Antonino Lo Giudice and Vincenzo Grassia
Dent. J. 2023, 11(7), 176; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj11070176 - 18 Jul 2023
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Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) use before in-office bleaching to prevent an increase in the risk and intensity of tooth sensitivity. Methods: Thirty patients were selected. Before bleaching with 38% hydrogen peroxide, the participants [...] Read more.
Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) use before in-office bleaching to prevent an increase in the risk and intensity of tooth sensitivity. Methods: Thirty patients were selected. Before bleaching with 38% hydrogen peroxide, the participants were randomly divided into two groups of 15 subjects. Test group: the patients’ teeth were subjected to a preliminary LLLT procedure by an 810 nm diode laser with 0.5 W for 30 s for an energy density of 15 J/cm2 and a group placebo. All patients were instructed to report their cold sensitivity experiences immediately, 1 h, 24 h, and 48 h after the end of bleaching via a VAS score. Results: The results obtained show an increase in VAS values for both groups (290 and 490 vs. 224 and 234 of baseline time of test and placebo group, respectively); afterward, the VAS value seemingly decreases at 1 h after the end of bleaching, approaching the baseline VAS for the test group (274) in comparison to the placebo group. Conclusions: The use of preliminary diode LLLT could represent a valid possibility to reduce the occurrence of tooth sensitivity post-whitening and shorten recovery time in cases where tooth sensitivity occurs. Full article
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Clinical Behavior of the Gingival Margin following Conservative “Coronally Dynamic” Restorations in the Presence of Non-Carious Cervical Lesions Associated with Gingival Recession: A Pilot Study
by Felice Femiano, Rossella Sorice, Rossella Femiano, Luigi Femiano, Ludovica Nucci, Vincenzo Grassia, Marco Annunziata, Andrea Baldi, Nicola Scotti and Livia Nastri
Dent. J. 2022, 10(7), 132; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10070132 - 13 Jul 2022
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Gingival recessions (GR) are often associated with the presence of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL). The latter result in the disappearance of the cement–enamel junction (CEJ), with consequent difficulties both in measuring the recession itself and in performing root coverage techniques. The restoration of [...] Read more.
Gingival recessions (GR) are often associated with the presence of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL). The latter result in the disappearance of the cement–enamel junction (CEJ), with consequent difficulties both in measuring the recession itself and in performing root coverage techniques. The restoration of cervical lesions is consequently an important aspect in the treatment of GR, with the re-establishment of a “new” CEJ. This pilot study aimed to verify whether restorative therapy alone, with the execution of a restoration that mimics the convexity of the natural CEJ and thanks to a slight horizontal over-contour, can stabilize a clot in the intrasulcular site and consequently is able to change the position of the gingival margin in a coronal direction. In periodontally healthy patients, with a non-thin gingival phenotype, 10 GR-associated NCCL restorations were performed using a protocol inspired by concepts of prosthetic conditioning, with a progressively reduced convexity (“coronally dynamic restoration”) and de-epithelialization of the gingival sulcus. We observed that 70% of the treated teeth showed a reduction in crown length after 15 days (−0.267 mm), without an increase in probing depth. While considering the limitations of the sample and the need to evaluate the different parameters that can affect the result, the coronally dynamic restoration of NCCL with GR was able to influence the position of the gingival margin in a coronal direction. Full article
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