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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Sensodyne Toothpaste

Sensodyne is a toothpaste recommended to treat dental sensitivity.  Daily use of the toothpaste controls dentin hypersensitivity caused by cold, hot, acidic, sweet and other triggers.  Dentin hypersensitivity defined as 'a short, sharp pain arising from exposed dentin in response to stimuli which cannot be ascribed to any other form of dental defect or pathology'*.  Sensodyne is formulated with potassium Nitrate and sodium fluoride (1150 ppm).  


This study compared two commercially available toothpastes that are used to treat dentin hypersensitivity.  Both Sensodyne and Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief significantly reduced the cold and tactile sensitivity. 

*Addy M. Dentine Hypersensitivity. New perspectives on an old problem. Int Dent J (2002) 52; 367-375

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