Hypersensitive teeth: Desensitization of pulpal sensory nerves

Tooth hypersensitivity to various stimuli is an age-old complaint. The exact causes and their physiological mechanisms are not well understood. It is probable that a transient derangement of pulpal sensory nerves is involved. In this article, results of many years of animal and human electrophysiological experiments of pulpal sensory nerve activity are reported. Tooth hypersensitivity to various stimuli is an age-old complaint. The exact causes and their physiological mechanisms are not well understood. It is probable that a transient derangement of pulpal sensory nerves is involved. In this article, results of many years of animal and human electrophysiological experiments of pulpal sensory nerve activity are reported.