Question 449 · LDEK · Dentin hypersensitivity
The mechanism of GLUMA desensitizer action is based on:
- A. precipitation of strontium-apatite complexes.
- B. deactivation of nerve fibres in the pulp.
- C. precipitation of fluoroapatite on enamel surfaces.
- D. protein denaturation.
- E. nerve ending depolarization.
Hint
Recall GLUMA's active ingredients (an aldehyde plus HEMA) and what aldehydes do to proteins in dentinal fluid.
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