Therapeutic Strategies for Erosive Tooth Wear related to Dentine Hypersensitivity

European and Chinese data suggest dentine hypersensitivity (DH) is an ever increasing, significant oral pain condition, with adult population prevalence figures reaching 50%. Aetiology is multifactorial, with erosive tooth wear (ETW) becoming more important due to increased frequency of dietary acidic food and beverage challenges in younger adults. In older cohorts, DH prevalence increase is driven by population longevity, healthier lifestyles, and higher vital tooth retention enduring a lifetime of tooth wear. DH negatively affects quality of life. For DH to occur, the lesion is localised on tooth crown and/or root surface, followed by initiation, exposing dentine tubules which are patent to the pulp, the key component to DH aetiology being ETW. Therapeutic strategies commence with risk assessment and instigation of preventive measures. Peer reviewed evidenced-based efficacious dentifrice treatment regimens are now available particularly over-the-counter home use products, including arginine, stannous, potas