The Relationship Dentin Hypersensitivity Patients Pain Response with the Width and Height of Gingival Recession
Pitu Wulandari | Nadia Oktaviana | Irma Ervina | Aini Hariyani Nasution | Vandersun Lestari

Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Sumatera Utara | Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Sumatera Utara | Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Sumatera Utara | Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Sumatera Utara | Private Dental Clinic, Medan

Abstract

Background: Gingival recession is the reason occasional dentin hypersensitivity gives rise to response pain in the sufferer. Recession condition allegedly role in increased pain response in dentin hypersensitivity. Objective: the objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between dentin hypersensitivity patient^s pain response with the width and height of the gingival recession. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted against 120 teeth of the 35 patients who came to visit the dental and oral hospital Universitas Sumatera Utara who suffer from dentin hypersensitivity. The width of gingival recession can be measured from the widest area distance from the distal gingival margin to the mesial area of the tooth. Recession height be measured from the gingival margin to the cementoenamel junction. Pain response to dentin hypersensitivity was measured with moreover formerly provided stimulus to teeth that are in recession with dental air syringe and pain response be measured through Schiff Scale (SS). Results: This study shows that there is a significant relationship between recession width (p=0.010) and height (p=0.024) with pain response in patients with dentin hypersensitivity. Conclusion: Width and height of gingival recession play a role in pain response in dentin hypersensitivity patients.

Keywords: cementoenamel junction, dentin hypersensitivity, gingival recession, pain, Schiff Scale

Topic: Periodontics