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. 2017 Nov 13;3(1):76–82. doi: 10.1177/2380084417742099

Table 3.

Baseline Dentinal Hypersensitivity Pain Ratings Based on the 4 Labeled Magnitude Scales and 2 Visual Analog Scales.

Scales Ratings, mm
Labeled magnitude scales
 Duration 44.1 (16.0)
 Intensity 49.4 (19.1)
 Tolerability 36.8 (16.9)
 Description 50.2 (26.5)
Visual analog scales
 Pain intensitya 40.4 (23.4)
 Unpleasantnessb 43.2 (23.9)
a

End points: “not painful” and “most intense pain imaginable.”

b

End points: “not unpleasant” and “most unpleasant sensation imaginable.”