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Effectiveness of a calcium sodium phosphosilicate containing prophylaxis paste in reducing dentine hypersensitivity immediately and 4 weeks after a single application: a double‐blind randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Neuhaus Klaus W.,
Milleman Jeffery L.,
Milleman Kimberly R.,
Mongiello Kimberly A.,
Simonton Thomas C.,
Clark Courtney E.,
Proskin Howard M.,
Seemann Rainer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/jcpe.12057
Subject(s) - dentine hypersensitivity , medicine , scaling and root planing , dentistry , randomized controlled trial , dental prophylaxis , single blind , visual analogue scale , double blind , sodium fluoride , anesthesia , surgery , placebo , fluoride , chemistry , oral hygiene , periodontitis , inorganic chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , chronic periodontitis
Aims The aim of this single‐site, randomized, controlled, double‐blind, 3‐arm parallel study was to determine the effectiveness of a prophylaxis paste containing 15% calcium sodium phosphosilicate ( CSPS ; NovaMin ® ) with and without fluoride in reducing dentine hypersensitivity immediately after a single application and 28 days following dental scaling and root planing. Materials & Methods Overall, 151 subjects were enrolled in this study. All subjects received a scaling and root planing procedure followed by a final prophylaxis step using one of three different prophylaxis pastes: Test‐A (15% NovaMin ® and NaF), Test‐B (15% NovaMin ® ) and a control. Dentine hypersensitivity was assessed by tactile stimulus (Yeaple Probe ® ) and by air blast (Schiff scale) at baseline, immediately after and 28 days after a prophylaxis procedure. One hundred and forty‐nine subjects completed the study. Results Subjects having received the test prophylaxis pastes showed statistically lower ( anova , p < 0.05) dentine hypersensitivity compared with the control group immediately after the prophylaxis procedure (Yeaple Probe ® : Test‐A = 20.9 ± 12.6, Test‐B = 22.7 ± 12.9, Control=11.2 ± 3.1; Schiff score: Test‐A = 1.1 ± 0.6, Test‐B = 1.1 ± 0.6, Control = 2.0 ± 0.7) and after 28 days (Yeaple probe: Test‐A = 21.5 ± 11.9, Test‐B = 20.6 ± 11.3, Control = 11.8 ± 6.0; Schiff score: Test‐A = 1.0 ± 0.6, Test‐B = 1.0 ± 0.6, Control = 2.0 ± 0.7). Conclusions In conclusion, the single application of both fluoridated and non‐fluoridated prophylaxis pastes containing 15% CSPS (NovaMin ® ) provided a significant reduction of dentine hypersensitivity up to at least 28 days.