Title

A questionnaire based study about knowledge and management of dentin hypersensitivity among dentists

Authors

Chacko Lisa¹, Jaindesarda Ekata^1,*, Dighe Anisha¹, Kshirsagar Maithili², Barse Payal³ & Hitendra R Jain⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontics, SMBT Dental College & Hospital, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SMBT Dental College & Hospital, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India; ³Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial orthopaedics, SMBT Dental College & Hospital, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India; ⁴Department of Periodontics, SMBT Dental College & Hospital, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India; ⁵Department of Public Health Dentistry, SMBT Dental College & Hospital, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Chacko Lisa - E - mail: lisabrahamj@gmail.com
Jaindesarda Ekata - E - mail: ekatajain75@gmail.com
Kshirsagar Maithili - E - mail: maithilikshisagar21@gmail.com
Barse Payal - E - mail: payalbarse1310@gmail.com
Dighe Anisha - E - mail: anishasdighe@gmail.com
Hitendra R Jain - E - mail: jainhiten25@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received March 1, 2025; Revised March 31, 2025; Accepted March 31, 2025, Published March 31, 2025

Abstract

Dentin hypersensitivity, a condition that is potentially widespread and under-diagnosed, there are several various approaches available for treatment. Dentists must have a thorough understanding of dentin hypersensitivity to effectively manage it and enhance patient satisfaction and quality of life. This research aimed to evaluate the Maharashtra dental practitioners' knowledge and understanding of treating dentin hypersensitivity. A questionnaire survey based on previously conducted studies & distributed to Maharashtra's dentists. To gauge their understanding of the prevalence, etiological variables, preferred diagnosis methods and management of dentin hypersensitivity, questions were asked to the dentists. The results of the research indicate that there is still confusion about certain aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of dentin hypersensitivity among & surveyed dentist lacks awareness of the use of newer modalities for the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity.

Keywords

Dentin hypersensitivity, dentists, questionnaire

Citation

Lisa et al. Bioinformation 21(3): 553-558 (2025)

Edited by

Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.