December 2014
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Revista Clínica de Periodoncia Implantología y Rehabilitación Oral
The aim of the study was to determine the in vitro effects of toothpaste desensitizing agents on the hydraulic conductance of dentin. The study included a total of 60 third healthy human molars, recently extracted without occlusal contact, of patients between 15-30 years, which were cleaned, disinfected (thymol 0.1% for 24 h) and stored at room temperature for a maximum of 14 days. The crowns were sectioned perpendicular to the tooth axis under abundant refrigeration, obtaining a disc of 1 mm ± 0.1 mm thickness for each crown. Disks were separated into the following 3 groups of treatment, of 20 discs each, which were brushings (brush electrical Oral-B® Pro Health Power) for 2 min only by their occlusal face with: A) Colgate® Sensitive Pro Relief with Pro Arginine technology (Colgate-Palmolive, USA); B) Sensodyne® Quick-Relief (GlaxoSmithKline, UK), and C) distilled water as a negative control. The data were statistically analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests. The results, expressed as means in μl/cm−2/min−1/cmH2O−1, separated by group were: A) 0.00650 (± 0.00384); B) 0.00800 (± 0.00472), and C) 0.03649 (± 0.03042). It can be concluded from the study that 2 dentin desensitizing agents show a significant decrease in hydraulic conductance in dentin. Statistically significant differences were found between the control group and Sensodyne® Quick Relief (P = .000) and between the control group and Colgate® Sensitive Pro Relief (P = .000). There was no difference between the 2 toothpastes (P = .317).