Abstract
Dentine hypersensitivity (DH) is a well known and one of the most widely investigated
clinical entity; still, studies based on randomly selected general practice populations
are very less. The present study was designed to scrutinize the intraoral distribution
of DH and its relationship with age, sex, symptoms, stimuli, predisposing factors
and management strategies in the North Indian private practice patient population.
The study was designed as a short survey based on questionnaire and was conducted
on the randomly selected North Indian private dental practice dentists. It was concluded
that dietary acid, gingival recession and erosion were potentially associated with
DH, with a strong predilection for middle-aged females.
Keywords
Dentine hypersensitivity - erosion - survey
