Dentin hypersensitivity is an oral condition characterized by a sharp pain in the affected tooth or teeth. The stimuli expose the dentin. It typically responds to thermal, evaporative, tactile, or ...

Dentin hypersensitivity is characterized by short, sharp pain from exposed dentin in response to thermal, tactile, osmotic, or chemical stimuli. The most accepted explanation is the hydrodynamic ...

AT A CLINIC at the University of California, San Francisco, dentists in training hone their "drill-and-fill" skills for treating patients with cavities. But in a lab across the hall from the clinic, a ...