[Guideline for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dentin hypersensitivity].

Dentin hypersensitivity is a common oral condition with a high prevalence rate. As part of the Chinese dental clinicians have some uncertainties on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dentin hypersensitivity, a task force was formed under the supervision of the Section of Preventive Dentistry, Chinese Association of Stomatology to develop the present clinical guide on diagnosis and management of dentin hypersensitivity according to the evidence-based dentistry. The evidence is based on systematic and narrative reviews published during the past 10 years (2009-2018) in the Medline database. The present guildlines consist of the definition, epidemiology, etiology and mechanisms, contributing factors, diagnosis and prevention of dentin hypersensitivity, the clinical treatment of dentin hypersensitivity was also recommened.