ABSTRACT
Objective: this study aims to analyze the relationship between dentin hypersensitivity patient's pain response with the width and height of the gingival recession. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted against 120 teeth of the 35 patients who came to visit the dental and oral hospital Universitas Sumatera Utara suffering from dentin hypersensitivity. The width of gingival recession can be measured from the widest area distance from the distal gingival margin to the mesial area of the tooth. Recession height can be measured from the gingival margin to the cementoenamel junction. Pain response to dentin hypersensitivity was measured through the Schiff Scale (SS). Results: This study shows that there is a significant relationship between recession width (p=0.010) and height (p=0.024) and pain response in patients with dentin hypersensitivity. Conclusion: Width and height of gingival recession play a role in pain response in dentin hypersensitivity patients.
