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What is the relationship between ice cream, coffee and your teeth? Not that your teeth do not like, is that when you suffer from sensitive teeth, temperature extremes (too cold or too hot) feel even more. Ice cream and coffee are good examples, but it is with a glass of cold water or soup. You can even feel the same thrill when you brush or floss you use.
Typically the teeth are protected and do not have that hypersensitivity. The enamel covers the crown of the teeth, the whites of your smile. The root cementum protects the teeth and gums cover it. But in the absence of such protection, external sensations go straight to dentin beneath the enamel and cement, and it transmits the internal nerve of the tooth. Oh! That is the moment when you feel discomfort and pain.
The teeth become sensitive for many reasons. Poor hygiene of your mouth and tartar and age can wear down the enamel. It can also happen when a tooth fractures you. And the most common is when your gums retract, ie up, exposing the root. Your gums can retract when you brush your gums strongly resenting, or if you develop a disease of the gums caused by excessive plaque that inflames and eventually destroys the tissues causing them to peel off the tooth.
Fortunately, sensitive teeth can be treated. The special toothpaste for sensitive teeth treatment is easier and cheaper. This paste covers your teeth with components that block transmission of sensation to the nerve. But that does not happen overnight, you should use it for several weeks to get results. As there are so many brands of pasta on the market, choose those that have the seal of approval from the American Dental Association (American Dental Association).
When pasta is not enough, your dentist may recommend other treatments. If your problem is worn tooth enamel, fluoride gel helps strengthen and reduce the transmission of nerve sensations. On the other hand, if your problem is that your gums are retracted, your dentist can apply yourself a sealant that connects the gum to the tooth root.
If definitely does not work any treatment, it may be that the root of the problem is deeper, ie the problem is at the root of your teeth. In that case you will need a root canal, known as "root canal". But do not panic, it is not the most common. The important thing is to know that sensitive teeth have many solutions, and the sooner you discover that you have this problem, and start treating it, the better.
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