TY - JOUR ID - 138264 TI - Tooth Hypersensitivity as A Possible Indirect Complication of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Clinical Experimental Report JO - Journal of Iranian Medical Council JA - JIMC LA - en SN - 2645-338X AU - Mortazavi, Hamed AU - Anbari, Fahimeh AD - Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 186 EP - 188 KW - Non DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v4i3.7222 N2 - Clinical experience during COVID-19 pandemic has shown that there is an increase in the number of patients complaining of teeth hypersensitivity. Paying attention to the patients’ history has revealed some similar reasons. It seems that the stress caused by this pandemic has caused an obsession with oral hygiene, especially with the belief that oral health may be associated with coronavirus prevention. Restriction of dental services caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak and fear of not having access to them make this obsession worse and make the situation even more complicated. Therefore, there is a change in the brushing pattern in terms of increasing the number of times, hand pressure, and duration of each brushing which ultimately leads to gingival recession and destruction of tooth structure, especially in the cervical area (abrasion), which results in teeth hypersensitivity. As dental professionals we should be aware of this and recommend our patients the proper measures of brushing to prevent tooth abrasions and subsequent sensitivity. UR - http://www.jimc.ir/article_138264.html L1 - http://www.jimc.ir/article_138264_26514725fe81a06b1d3b034fdd9bf9af.pdf ER -