Comparison of Post- Operative Sensitivity of Two Flowable Composites in Non- Carious Cervical Lesions – A Randomised Blinded Clinical Trial

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the post - operative sensitivity of two flowable composites in non- carious cervical lesions .
OBJECTIVE
1. To evaluate post- operative sensitivity using cold ice stick , cold water & airblast
2. Measuring post- operative sensitivity using VAS scale at baseline, 2 days , 1 week& 4 week
Methods: A total of 136 teeth with non-carious cervical lesions participated in this clinical trial. They were randomly divided into two groups. In group 1 (n=68) restoration was done using Filtek z350XT and in group 2 (n=68) restoration was done using Genial GC universal flow and sensitivity was evaluated using cold ice stick , cold water & airblast. VAS scale was used to record the sensitivity at baseline, 2 days, 1 week & 4 weeks.
Results: One way Anova & post hoc multiple comparison test ( Wilcoxon test ) was applied. The result obtained from this clinical trial showed they when comparing both the groups in each test and each time point there was no significant difference in the reduction of post- operative sensitivity. (P>0.05)
Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study , there was no statistically significant difference in the reduction of post-operative sensitivity between two groups when used in non- carious cervical lesions. Further research is required to compare the post - operative sensitivity between different composites when used in non - carious cervical lesions.