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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2017

Efficacy of desensitizing products containing 8% arginine and calcium carbonate for hypersensitivity relief in MIH-affected molars: an 8-week clinical study.

Katrin Bekes, Karolin Heinzelmann, Stefan Lettner, Hans-Günter Schaller

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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Desensitization treatment in MIH-affected teeth: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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  2. An update of treatment modalities in children and adolescents with teeth affected by molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH): a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022
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  7. A child-centred measure of tooth hypersensitivity for molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH-TH): development and psychometric evaluation.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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  12. Efficiency of glass ionomer sealant application in reducing hypersensitivity in MIH-molars in schoolchildren immediately and after 12 weeks.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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  20. Association of dental hypersensitivity and anxiety in children with molar-incisor hypomineralisation (MIH).European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Katrin BekesSchool of Dentistry, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Medical University Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090, Vienna, Austria. katrin.bekes@meduniwien.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5249-0123
Karolin HeinzelmannDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, University School of Dental Medicine, Gr. Steinstr. 19, 06108, Halle, Germany.
Stefan LettnerKarl Donath Laboratory for Hard Tissue and Biomaterial Research, Statistics, Medical University Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Hans-Günter SchallerDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, University School of Dental Medicine, Gr. Steinstr. 19, 06108, Halle, Germany.
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · DEMedical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe objective of this study was to compare the efficacy in reducing hypersensitivity in molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH)-affected molars immediately and over 8 weeks combining a single in-office application and a homed-based program with desensitizing products containing 8% arginine and calcium carbonate. MATERIALS AND

methodsNineteen children with at least one MIH-affected molar with hypersensitivity were included. Hypersensitivity was assessed with an evaporative (air) stimulus and a tactile stimulus. Each child received a single in-office treatment with a desensitizing paste containing 8% arginine and calcium carbonate (elmex Sensitive Professional desensitizing paste), followed by 8 weeks of brushing twice daily with a desensitizing toothpaste containing 8% arginine, calcium carbonate with 1450 ppm fluoride (elmex Sensitive Professional toothpaste), using the elmex Sensitive Professional toothbrush. Additionally, the corresponding mouthwash (elmex Sensitive Professional mouthwash) was used. Clinical assessments were made at baseline, immediately after the in-office treatment and after 1, 2, 4 and 8 weeks of brushing twice daily.

resultsFifty-six molars with an air blast hypersensitivity score of 2 or 3 (Schiff Cold Air Sensitivity Scale) were included. Application of the desensitizing paste decreased hypersensitivity significantly immediately and throughout the 8 weeks recalls (p < 0.001).

conclusionsIn conclusion, 8% arginine and calcium carbonate were able to reduce hypersensitivity successfully during this 8-week trial. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Hypersensitivity is a major complaint in patients with MIH. This is the first study evaluating the desensitizing effect of a desensitizing paste containing 8% arginine and calcium carbonate in patients with MIH.

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ArginineCalcium CarbonateDentin Desensitizing AgentsDentin SensitivityTooth DemineralizationToothpastesAdolescentChildFemaleHumansIncisorMaleMolarTreatment OutcomeArginineCalcium CarbonateDentin Desensitizing AgentsToothpastesArginineChildrenDesensitizingHypersensitivityMolar incisor hypomineralization (MIH)

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PMID28004247
PMCPMC5559563
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