MATIAS, Maria Noelhya Angelo; LEAO, Juliana Carneiro; MENEZES FILHO, Paulo Fonseca    SILVA, Cláudio Heliomar Vicente da. Detin hypersensitivity: a review of literature. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) []. 2010, 9, 3, pp. 205-208. ISSN 1677-3888.

The dentin hypersensitivity (hyperaesthesia) is characterized by pain, short-term, acute and sudden suggested by exposure dentin in response to thermal stimuli, evaporativos, táteis, osmóticos or chemicals that can not be attributed to any other form of dental disease or defect. The aetiology is multifatorial may lead to the exposure of tubular dentinários: inappropriate brushing, interference oclusais, use of abrasives or eroded by acidic diets, bad preparation technique cavity and / or the method restorer, periodontal therapy, bacterial contamination, gingival recession, among others. All the treatments are effective in reducing presented dentin hypersensitivity, but with diff erent effects. The objective of this work will emphasize, through a review of the literature, various aspects related to the dentin hypersensitivity, so that the surgeon-dentist has a safe and effective conduct clinical: clinical aspects, etiology, triggering mechanism, as well as the types of treatments and the eff ectiveness of them.

: sensitivity of dentin; pain; tooth.