The Efficacy of an Occluding Dentifrice in Providing Relief From Dentinal Hypersensitivity (DH)

"Supervised direct application (Day 0): Participants applied a pea-sized dose of test dentifrice to each of the 2 qualifying test teeth using their washed and clean finger to gently rub the dentifrice into the tooth's cervical margin for 60 sec. No rinsing was permitted after treatment.~Supervised brushing (Day 0, before leaving the site) and Home use (3 days): after dosing a dry toothbrush with a full strip of dentifrice, participants brushed each of the 2 qualifying test teeth first, followed by their whole mouth for at least 60 sec. Participants were permitted to rinse with 5 mL tap water (room temperature) for 5 sec. maximum after brushing on supervised brushing (Day 0) and were also permitted to rinse with tap water after brushing on home use (3 days)."

"Supervised direct application (Day 0): participants applied a pea-sized dose of control dentifrice to each of the 2 qualifying test teeth using their washed and clean finger to gently rub the dentifrice into the tooth's cervical margin for 60 sec. No rinsing was permitted after treatment.~Supervised brushing (Day 0, before leaving the site) and home use (3 days): after dosing a dry toothbrush with a full strip of dentifrice, participants brushed their whole mouth thoroughly for at least 60 sec. Participants were permitted to rinse with 5mL tap water (room temperature) for 5 sec. maximum after brushing in supervised brushing on Day 0 and were also permitted to rinse with tap water after brushing on home use (3 days)."