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Universitas Indonesia

2023

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Management Of Tooth Hypersensitivity Under A Cantilever Fixed Partial Denture Using A Novel Low-Level Laser Therapy Protocol: A Case Report, Mohamed Fattouh, Manal Mohammed Aljuaid, Nada Ali Abdelaleem Apr 2023

Management Of Tooth Hypersensitivity Under A Cantilever Fixed Partial Denture Using A Novel Low-Level Laser Therapy Protocol: A Case Report, Mohamed Fattouh, Manal Mohammed Aljuaid, Nada Ali Abdelaleem

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia

Tooth hypersensitivity is a common clinical complaint after dental treatment.

Objective: This study presents a case report of the use of a diode laser for treating tooth hypersensitivity in a patient with a cantilever fixed partial denture abutment.

Case Report: A 23-year-old female patient presented to the Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah, with the chief complaint of pain in a deeply carious maxillary right first premolar. The tooth was extracted, and a cantilever fixed partial denture was placed using the second premolar as an abutment. One year later, the patient experienced tooth hypersensitivity under the bridge. Low-level …