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Dental Lozenge could provide Permanent Treatment for Tooth Sensitivity

Guided by a peptide derived from the protein used to develop teeth, the remineralization process covers sensitive tissue with new mineral microlayers. Credit: ACS Publications. 

Over 30 years of dentistry, Sami Dogan has treated just about every kind of tooth ailment. Cavities are simple to fill. Dental implants have become routine. But there’s one problem, he said, that annoys even the most experienced dentists: hypersensitivity, the painful sensation sparked by contact with hot, cold or acidic food.

“We see patients with hypersensitive teeth, but we can’t really help them,” said Dogan, a professor of restorative dentistry at the University of Washington. “We have all these repair options available in the market, but they’re all transient...

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