When the enamel is removed, thousands of tiny, fluid-filled channels in dentin (called dentinal tubules) are exposed to these stimuli. When faced with changes in temperature or pressure, the fluid in ...

Vol. 24,1319). Dentin hypersensitivity, which is linked to severe pain and a low cure rate, occurs when teeth are subjected to thermal, mechanical, chemical, or osmotic stimulation. Though the ...

Transverse (T)-tubules make-up a specialized network of tubulated muscle cell membranes involved in excitation-contraction coupling for power of contraction. Little is known about how T-tubules ...