Megan R. Bilbee, RDH, BSDH, is a graduate dental hygiene student at the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor, and a practicing clinician in a general private practice. She holds professional memberships with the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and American Dental Education Association. Bilbee can be reached at: mbilbee@umich.edu.
Fluoride varnish and silver diamine fluoride are both viable treatment options in efforts to relieve the pain of dentinal hypersensitivity, particularly among older adults.