Beyond the Relief of Pain: Dentin Hypersensitivity and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
Pain is a constant symptom of dentin hypersensitivity (DH), which is a common condition that affects daily life and negatively affects the quality of life (QoL). Diagnosis and outcome measurements following the treatment of the disease require accurate pain assessment. The definition of pain underli...
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| author | Paul Ikhodaro Idon Olawale Akeem Sotunde Temiloluwa Olawale Ogundare |
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| description | Pain is a constant symptom of dentin hypersensitivity (DH), which is a common condition that affects daily life and negatively affects the quality of life (QoL). Diagnosis and outcome measurements following the treatment of the disease require accurate pain assessment. The definition of pain underlies the complexity of its measurement as different factors modulate daily experience. The reproducibility of the prescribed stimuli for inducing DH pain clinically is difficult to achieve. This pain mevaasurement is made with unidimensional scales that are inadequate to capture the other dimensions of pain. The only specific QoL tool available for DH still requires testing in other populations and cultures. This article reviews the appropriateness of the current methods of DH pain assessment and the tools that consider the other pain dimensions. It also looks at its impact on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of people with DH. The findings will create interest and facilitate research in this field of DH pain measurement and management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51441e14f5bd49f39d644238b8721c2a2022-12-21T22:25:42ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesFrontiers in Dentistry2676-296X2020-01-0132533410.18502/fid.v16i5.22723158Beyond the Relief of Pain: Dentin Hypersensitivity and Oral Health-Related Quality of LifePaul Ikhodaro Idon0Olawale Akeem Sotunde1Temiloluwa Olawale Ogundare2Department of Dental Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, NigeriaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Bayero University, Kano, NigeriaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile Ife, NigeriaPain is a constant symptom of dentin hypersensitivity (DH), which is a common condition that affects daily life and negatively affects the quality of life (QoL). Diagnosis and outcome measurements following the treatment of the disease require accurate pain assessment. The definition of pain underlies the complexity of its measurement as different factors modulate daily experience. The reproducibility of the prescribed stimuli for inducing DH pain clinically is difficult to achieve. This pain mevaasurement is made with unidimensional scales that are inadequate to capture the other dimensions of pain. The only specific QoL tool available for DH still requires testing in other populations and cultures. This article reviews the appropriateness of the current methods of DH pain assessment and the tools that consider the other pain dimensions. It also looks at its impact on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of people with DH. The findings will create interest and facilitate research in this field of DH pain measurement and management.https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/3158dentine hypersensitivitypainoutcome assessmenthealth carehealth-related quality of lifeoral health |
| spellingShingle | Paul Ikhodaro Idon Olawale Akeem Sotunde Temiloluwa Olawale Ogundare Beyond the Relief of Pain: Dentin Hypersensitivity and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Frontiers in Dentistry dentine hypersensitivity pain outcome assessment health care health-related quality of life oral health |
| title | Beyond the Relief of Pain: Dentin Hypersensitivity and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life |
| title_full | Beyond the Relief of Pain: Dentin Hypersensitivity and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life |
| title_fullStr | Beyond the Relief of Pain: Dentin Hypersensitivity and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond the Relief of Pain: Dentin Hypersensitivity and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life |
| title_short | Beyond the Relief of Pain: Dentin Hypersensitivity and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life |
| title_sort | beyond the relief of pain dentin hypersensitivity and oral health related quality of life |
| topic | dentine hypersensitivity pain outcome assessment health care health-related quality of life oral health |
| url | https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/3158 |
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