Vinardell ALM, Pérez GLA, Vinardell LJC, Chacón MA, Segura BM

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: dentin hypersensitivity is an oral health problem in the adult population. It has been defined as an exaggerated response to sensitive, tactile, thermal, chemical or osmotic stimuli. It affects exposed dentine with open and permeable tubules with a painful sensation from mild to moderate, which can become a constant discomfort.
Objective: to characterize the behavior of dentine hyperesthesia in adults from 15 to 58 years old, form a health area.
Methods: a cross-sectional investigation was carried out in adults from 15 to 58 years old, attended at the emergency Mayarí Stomatological Clinic health area, from September 2014 to May 2016. Universe was constituted by the total of patients in that period (n=418), and the sample was made up by 180 patients who presented the disease.
Results: female were the most affected with 65.6%; mainly in the group from 37 to 47 years old, with localized hyperesthesia up to 92.2% and vestibular face was reached 78.9%. Periodontal recession raised to 72.2% and acidic foods with 63.3%, were the two most frequent triggers.
Conclusions: moderate intensity pain was the most frequent. The most representative precipitating factor was periodontal recession.