Assessment of Er:YAG Laser for the Control of Hypersensitivity During Tooth Whitening With Hydrogen Peroxide
NCT Number: NCT06538129
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Hypersensitivity|Hypersensitivity, Immediate|Hypersensitivity Response
Interventions: PROCEDURE: Hypersensitivity prevention protocol with Er:YAG laser|PROCEDURE: Hypersensitivity prevention protocol with neutral sodium fluoride gel
Sponsor: University of Nove de Julho
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT
Enrollment: 28
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: NONE|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2024-11-01
Completion Date: 2026-09-01

Summary:
Introduction: Tooth whitening is an aesthetic procedure with rapid results that improves the self-esteem and self-image of patients. However, one of the side effects is dentinal hypersensitivity. The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of Er:YAG laser administered prior to bleaching with 35% hydrogen peroxide hypersensitivity.

Methods: The maxillary arch of participants 18 to 45 years of age will be treated using the split-mouth method. Grupo experimental: Hypersensitivity prevention protocol with Er:YAG laser followed by bleaching with 35% hydrogen peroxide; control group: hypersensitivity prevention protocol with neutral sodium fluoride for four minutes followed by bleaching with 35% hydrogen peroxide. Er:YAG laser (2940 nm) will be used with the following parameters: 0.15 W, 10 mJ, 15 Hz and SP mode (pulse duration: 300 µs), TIP: Cylindrical Quartz 1000/4, using the H14 handpiece (H14 for LightWalker AT; Fotona dd, Ljubljana, Slovenia). Each tooth (central incisor, lateral incisor and canine) will be irradiated twice for 10 s in an unfocused scanning motion in the cervical region at a working distance of 1 cm. The absolute risk and intensity of dentinal hypersensitivity during treatment will be assessed using the visual analogue scale. The change in color will be determined using an intraoral spectrophotometer in contact with the tooth. Assessments will be conducted before and after preventive treatment, immediately after treatment as well as 48 hours and one week after treatment. Different statistical tests will be used, with the significance level set at 5% (p ≤ 0.05).

Primary Outcome Measures: Assessment of Dental Hypersensitivity, The patients will be given a questionnaire with the VAS for the measurement of dental hypersensitivity. The patient will indicate the severity of tooth sensitivity by marking a vertical line along a 10-cm horizontal line with 0 (no sensitivity) printed at one end and 10 (severe sensitivity) at the other end for all teeth that receive treatment., At baseline as well as after the hypersensitivity prevention protocol, immediately after bleaching, 48 hours after bleaching and one week after bleaching.
Secondary Outcome Measures: Color assessment (instrumental method), A contact intraoral spectrophotometer (Vita Easyshade, Vita-Zanhnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany) will be used following the manufacturer's instructions and the method described by Kim-Pusateri et al. (2009). Readings will be made in the central portion of each tooth (central incisors, lateral incisors and canines of the maxillary arch) on twice consecutively. If identical, the values will be recorded. Otherwise, new readings will be made until identical values are achieved. Only one result will be recorded for each tooth., Before and immediately after bleaching as well as 48 horas and one week after bleaching.