The study is intended to verify through clinical measurement that the NUPRO Sensodyne
Prophylaxis Paste with Novamin provides immediate sensitivity relief as well as extended
relief up to 28 days.
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: 70 Years.
Gender(s): Both.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Availability to complete in the 28 day duration of the study.
- Two sensitive teeth which are not adjacent to each other and preferably in different
quadrants and demonstrate cervical erosion, abrasion, and gingival recession.
- qualifying response to tactile stimuli as defined by a score of = 20 grams.
- Qualifying response to air blast stimuli as defined by a score of >/= 1 on the Schiff
Cold Air Sensitivity Scale.
- Good general health with no known allergies to products being tested.
- Use of a non-desensitizing dentifrice for 3 weeks prior to entry into the study.
- Able to follow study procedures and instructions.
- Must have a minimum of 10 natural evaluable teeth, excluding 3rd molars.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals who exhibit gross oral pathology
- Females who may be pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant
- Individuals who require anesthetic during scaling
- Dental pathology which may cause pain similar to tooth sensitivity
- Individuals with large amounts of calculus
- Subjects with active infectious diseases such as hepatitis, HIV or tuberculosis
- Any condition requiring antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment
- Excessive gingival inflammation
- Individuals who had their teeth cleaned within 30 days of the screening appointment
- Individuals who have had a desensitizing treatment or tooth bleaching within 90 days
of screening appointment.
- Oral pathology, chronic disease, or history of allergy to test products
- Advanced periodontal disease or treatment for periodontal disease (including surgery)
within the past twelve months.
- Sensitive teeth with mobility greater than one.
- Teeth with extensive/defective restorations (including prosthetic crowns), suspected
pulpitis, caries, cracked enamel, or used as abutments for removable partial
dentures.
- Regular use of sedatives, anti-inflammatory drugs, or analgesic
- Participation in a desensitizing dentifrice study or regular use of a desensitizing
dentifrice within the past 4 weeks.
- Current participation in any other clinical study or receipt of an investigational
drug within 30 days of the screening visit at the start of the study.
- Personnel; a) An employee of the sponsor; b) A member or relative of the study site
staff directly involved with the study.
- Allergies to oral care products, personal care consumer products, or their
ingredients.
- Any subject who, in the judgment of the investigator, should not participate in the
study.