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A Retrospective Evaluation Of The Prevalence Of Cracked Teeth Among An Adult Population In Nevada, Jacob Ozuna, Benjamin Barborka, Neamat Hassan Abubakr Apr 2021

A Retrospective Evaluation Of The Prevalence Of Cracked Teeth Among An Adult Population In Nevada, Jacob Ozuna, Benjamin Barborka, Neamat Hassan Abubakr

Dental Medicine Faculty Research

Objective: To identify the distribution and characteristics of cracked teeth in a Southern Nevada population attending the dental clinics of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (SDM, UNLV). Methods: A retrospective keyword search of the clinical notes of SDM, UNLV patient charts in AxiUm™ was performed using the search terms “crack” and “fracture” to discern the number of patients that had clinically identifiable teeth with cracks, and which teeth (if any) had documented symptoms consistent with the cracks. The inclusion criteria for the record search were individuals ≥ 18 years old, seen at the dental clinic …


Efficacy Of A Dissolvable Strip With Calcium Sodium Phosphosilicate (Novamin®) In Providing Rapid Dentine Hypersensitivity Relief, John Gallob, Martin R. Ling, Pejmon Amini, Avinash Patil, Mounir Atassi Jun 2019

Efficacy Of A Dissolvable Strip With Calcium Sodium Phosphosilicate (Novamin®) In Providing Rapid Dentine Hypersensitivity Relief, John Gallob, Martin R. Ling, Pejmon Amini, Avinash Patil, Mounir Atassi

Dental Medicine Faculty Research

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of a dissolvable strip containing 15% w/w calcium sodium phosphosilicate (CSPS) (Novamin®) in providing rapid relief from dentine hypersensitivity (DH). Methods In this examiner-blind, proof-of-principle study, 120 healthy adults with DH were randomized 1:1 to the Test strip, professionally applied to facial surfaces of two selected teeth, or to No treatment. Sensitivity was assessed at baseline and 10 min, 2 h and 4 h post-application in response to evaporative (air) and tactile stimuli (measured by Schiff sensitivity scale/a numeric rating scale and tactile threshold, respectively). Change from baseline was analyzed by ANCOVA. Results At 10 …