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Study name	Effects of Laser with herbal and chemical toothpastes in the management of dental hypersensitivity
Methods	Parallel RCT
Participants	Total sample size: 180 Age: 20 to 72 years Inclusion criteria: systemically healthy patient; ability and willingness to comply with all study requirements and written consent; teeth should present dentinal hypersensitivity at least in 2 quadrants Exclusion criteria: smokers, tobacco chewers and alcoholics; pregnant and nursing women; carious exposed teeth, root caries; physical and mental disabilities which will interfere with the maintenance
Interventions	Group 1: Nd:YAG laser Group 2: nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (Aclaim toothpaste) Group 3: herbal toothpaste (HIORA K)
Outcomes	Reduction of dentine hypersensitivity after 1 week and 6 months. No scale reported
Starting date	8 August 2016
Contact information	Dr Rakesh Kumar Yadav, rakeshanita10@yahoo.in
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