Open AccessEvaluation of dentine hypersensitivity in adult population with chronic periodontitis visiting dental hospital in Chandigarh
Author(s) -
Shaveta Sood,
Madhav Nagpal,
Shipra Gupta,
Ashish Jain
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.186239
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , dentine hypersensitivity , gingival recession , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , clinical attachment loss
Periodontal attachment loss could be an earlier indicator or a possible risk factor of dentine hypersensitivity (DH). Thus, there is a need for diagnosing this condition both by questionnaire and by clinical examination before rendering both home care and in-office treatment modalities.