Tooth Sensitivity

Tooth Sensitivity

When you take cold drink, ice cream, hot tea/coffee & sweet then sometimes you are getting a painful experience like tooth Sensitivity ????????? Then know the cause & do the proper treatment. Don't think Tooth Sensitivity is  a  disease, this a Symptoms of a disease. My experience as Dentist is maximum people are using tooth Sensitivity tooth paste after seeing commercial advertisement in TV or News paper & to get relief from sensitivity, but they are getting temporary relief. But to get permanent relief &  to protect the tooth solve the cause of sensitivity. 

When Tooth Sensitivity (Dentin Hypersensitivity)Happen?

Tooth sensitivity usually causes When second layer of tooth structure Dentin is exposed, then it causes tooth tooth sensitivity. In Dentin one of the important structure in Dentinal Tubule, when it is exposed then tooth causes tooth sensitivity, later can causes pain. It's so many in number. Dentinal Tubule is a tube or canal like structure which present inner to outer side direction of tooth, when it exposed then it irritate the inner structure of tooth pulp & causes tooth sensitivity. 

Tooth Structure, photo

Cause of Tooth Sensitivity& how Dentin exposed:

• Tooth Caries (cavities)
• Fractured teeth
• Compromised tooth fillings or broken filling
• Gum disease- Root is Exposed
• Tooth Attrition, Erosion, Abrasion-Tooth Grinding
• Exposed tooth root

Prevention:

• Brush gently twice-daily proper technique with a soft/medium bristle or electric brush. don't use hard brush. Use tooth paste. Don't use Charcoal to clean tooth.
• Rinse water  after every food with sometime use Chlorhexidine mouthwash.
• Floss once daily & you can massage gum with your finger.
• Chewing habit of hard & fibrous food is a good habit, don't take always soft or liquid food. 
• Take balanced diet & vegetables. proper nutrition needed.
• Tropical Fluoride can use after advice of Dentist.
• Avoid Tobacco, Alcohol
• If you are having malocclusion then get the treatment. For bruxism,to stop tooth grinding you can use 'Night guard tooth appliance'. 
• Also be sure to schedule regular dentist visits for plaque and tartar removal. Every 6 month visit Dentist for scaling treatment,for prevention of dental & general health problems.

Treatment:

Tooth Sensitivity tooth paste closes the opening of Dentinal tubules, so impulse or irritation can't go inside & temporary stop the tooth Sensitivity. So, as a Dentist i will suggest you try to do the proper treatment, solve the cause of sensitivity & that will be the permanent solution. If you have Caries, fracture,compromised filling or tooth attrition, erosion then treatment option is make new tooth filling Or Root canal treatment. For gum problem Periodontal treatment is indicated. If you have this problem then visit Dentist immediately.

Conclusion:

Don't neglect this problem. Don't take treatment by your own,take specialist advice. So to get permanent relief & do the proper treatment,know the cause of sensitivity, treat the disease & automatically you will get relief from symptom of tooth sensitivity.