Current hypotheses related to dentinal sensitivity

Authors

  • Andrés Pérez Ruiz Facultad de Estomatología Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Manuel Cabrera Duranza Facultad de Estomatología Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Pablo E. Santos Rodríguez Facultad de Estomatología Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana

Abstract

A review is made on the current hypotheses concerning dentinal sensitivity, focusing the analysis on theories about the presence of nerves in the dentin, the transmission of the nerve impulse through the odontoblast and the movement of fluids inside the dentine. For being the explanation of the sensitivity of dentin one of the most complex problems of the physiology and histology of the tooth, the morphological and functional facts that support the validity of the mentioned mechanisms are exposed. It is concluded that although the hydrodynamic theory has a solid experimental base and is the most widely accepted at present, more than one of these probable explanations could be involved in the genesis of dentinal pain.

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Published

1999-05-29

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Pérez Ruiz A, Cabrera Duranza M, Santos Rodríguez PE. Current hypotheses related to dentinal sensitivity. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 1999 May 29 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];36(2). Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2262

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (1999): MAY- AUG

Section

Review Article

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