Navya Paladugu Devi, Ramamurthy Jaiganesh
Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2022 Nov;13(Suppl 1):S148-S152. doi: 10.4103/japtr.japtr_390_22. Epub 2022 Nov 30.
The study's objective was to assess the effectiveness of conventional and laser-assisted desensitization in treating dentinal hypersensitivity (DH). Twenty patients were divided into experimental and control groups. Following scaling, patients in the control group were instructed to utilize desensitization paste; however, after comprehensive scaling, patients in the experimental group received treatment with the erbium, chromium, yttrium, scandium, gallium garnet (Er, Cr: YSGG) laser. Before laser emission, the visual analog scale (VAS) score was obtained for both groups. Postoperative VAS scores were recorded right away, 1 week and 1 month later for the test group, and 1 week and 1 month later for the control group, following the use of desensitizing paste. In comparison to the control group, the Er, Cr: YSGG laser treatment had a substantially higher desensitizing impact right away, according to the data. The variances in the mean VAS scores between baseline and all time periods after treatment for the test group were statistically significant. At any subsequent assessment, there were no discernible variations in plaque index between the test and control groups. The Er, Cr: YSGG laser is found to be more effective than the control group in treating DH within the confines of this investigation.
该研究的目的是评估传统脱敏和激光辅助脱敏治疗牙本质过敏症（DH）的有效性。20名患者被分为实验组和对照组。在进行龈上洁治后，对照组患者被指导使用脱敏糊剂；然而，在进行全面龈上洁治后，实验组患者接受了铒铬钇钪镓石榴石（Er, Cr: YSGG）激光治疗。在激光发射前，两组均获得视觉模拟量表（VAS）评分。在使用脱敏糊剂后，立即记录测试组术后VAS评分，术后1周和1个月记录测试组评分，术后1周和1个月记录对照组评分。数据显示，与对照组相比，Er, Cr: YSGG激光治疗立即产生了显著更高的脱敏效果。测试组治疗后基线与所有时间段的平均VAS评分差异具有统计学意义。在任何后续评估中，测试组和对照组之间的菌斑指数均无明显差异。在本研究范围内，发现Er, Cr: YSGG激光在治疗DH方面比对照组更有效。
