This book provides wide-ranging information on the progress achieved in the diagnosis
treatment and management of dentine hypersensitivity during the past few years. Recent advances
in research including innovations in the development of desensitizing agents are fully
described and detailed attention is paid to novel clinical approaches and potential future
strategies in product development. Introductory chapters cover important aspects of physiology
prevalence and aetiology and advances in diagnosis and in vitro testing techniques for dentine
hypersensitivity are discussed. Dentine hypersensitivity is a troublesome clinical condition
that continues to perplex the clinician despite the vast array of available treatments that
have been formulated to resolve the problem. There continues to be under-reporting of the
condition by clinicians and uncertainty over aetiology diagnosis and effective management.
This book will hopefully contribute in combating these deficiencies and assist the clinician in
delivering optimal patient care.
