Tackle Sensitivity at the Source with ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel
When used in conjunction with a daily fluoride toothpaste, ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel offers fast-acting, long-lasting relief from tooth sensitivity
Nothing beats a cold, tasty ice cream cone on a hot summer day. Equally satisfying is the comfort and delight found in a steaming cup of hot chocolate, especially when it helps take the edge off a cold winter’s night. But patients experiencing tooth sensitivity may find these simple luxuries marred by the pain and discomfort of exposed dentin.
Whether this sensitivity is triggered by routine cleaning and polishing procedures as part of a professionally-administered prophylaxis treatment or by scaling, root planing, or even teeth whitening, a reliable and easy-to-use solution like Henry Schein’s ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel can provide patients with quick, long-lasting relief.
“The ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel has made a difference for my patients by allowing their cleanings to be more comfortable,” said Sarah Hester, RDH. “Also, using this desensitizer helps me stay on time with appointments because I make fewer modifications for comfort during prophy and perio maintenance.”
An Easy Way to Reduce Sensitivity
When used in conjunction with a daily fluoride toothpaste, ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel helps rebuild protective enamel with a professional strength formula that reacts with saliva to quickly mineralize on the tooth’s surface. It incorporates patented microsphere technology for deep penetration within the exposed dentin tubules to help rebuild teeth from the inside.
“I have seen good results regarding decreased tooth sensitivity from calcium phosphate products like this one, likely due to the remineralization of dentin and enamel,” Hester said. “It seems to be better than other desensitizers I have tried, and I am pleased with its in-office effectiveness.”
Michele Byrd, RDH, who also uses ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel, was especially satisfied with its easy application. “The desensitizing gel is very easy to use, goes on very well, and is not too messy,” she said.
Hester agreed. “I applied this product to my patients’ teeth with a prophy angle before prophy and perio maintenance appointments,” she explained. “The feedback was positive, and it significantly reduced sensitivity to both power and hand scaling. I could rinse my patients with significantly reduced or no sensitivity.”
Fast-Acting, Long-Lasting Sensitivity Relief
ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel is available in a fluoride-free fresh mint flavor and can be used in the office as well as sent home with patients for continued at-home oral care. “I recently sent a patient home with the ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel who will return for a follow-up visit in 3 months. So far, no patients have had negative responses to it in the office,” Byrd said.
Hester said she generally recommends a prescription toothpaste with fluoride, calcium, and phosphate for her patients to use at home. “ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel’s mint flavor was acceptable for my patients, and I am optimistic that patients had some continued relief at home after its in-office use, too. I am interested in hearing their feedback at follow-up appointments,” she said.
Hester concluded, “I would love to see the ACCLEAN Desensitizing Gel sold in unit doses in the future, but in the meantime, I hope to continue using it in my office.”
