Dental Hypersensitivity (DH) affects up to 74% of the population. When the outermost protective layers of the tooth (enamel or cementum) wear away, often due to receding gumlines, this exposes dentinal tubules. Stimuli such as temperature or pressure can then transmit through the tubules to reach the nerves, causing pain. Traditional DH occurs when these dentinal tubules are exposed at the base of your teeth.

Treatments focus on blocking these tubules or reducing neural response with medication. However, current products have limited efficacy and provide only short-term relief. Patients undergoing whitening may also experience severe discomfort due to peroxide molecules that seep through porous enamel into the pulp to affect the nerves.

This diagram illustrates how GreenMark’s bioresorbable CrystLCare™ particles deliver minerals that fill dentinal tubules, which results in long-lasting relief and management of sensitivity.

These Electron Micrographs show actual dentin before and after treatment with CrystLCare™ particles, providing evidence for occlusion of dentinal tubules. The targeted deposition of minerals onto the surface, into the tubules of exposed dentinal tubules, and into the subsurface of enamel provides effective and long-lasting treatment of dental sensitivity.