Question 75 · LDEK · Dentin hypersensitivity
Which of the following leads to pain sensations in patients suffering from dentin hypersensitivity?
- A. thermal stimuli.
- B. osmotic stimuli.
- C. chemical stimuli.
- D. presence of patent dentinal tubules.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Recall Brännström's hydrodynamic theory: what anatomical condition allows fluid movement, and what triggers it?
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