Dealing with sensitive teeth
If you are particularly aware of variations in hot and cold or sweet and sour against your teeth, or if you experience deep or sharp pains while brushing your teeth, it means you have some sensitivity in your teeth that you should think about.
Experts on dental health note that when dealing with sensitive teeth, it is very important to choose the right toothbrush for your mouth and teeth, to make sure you use non-abrasive toothpaste, refrain from grinding your teeth as much as possible and, of course, avoid sweetened soft drinks.
Here is how sensitive teeth can come about: The outside enamel part of the tooth that covers the base of the tooth where it meets the gums is actually a cover for the more sensitive dentine layer of the tooth. For a variety of different reasons, the enamel can erode here, causing the sensitive dentine layer to be exposed. When this occurs, outside influences cause dental sensitivity when there is contact with this layer of the tooth.
Murat Sözmen, a dentist from the Yeşiltepe Polyclinic, touches on the importance of detecting sensitivity in the teeth during an initial examination. Sözmen notes that hard and "traumatic" brushing of the teeth on a regular basis can cause the loss of enamel over time. He says, "Outside influences affect the dentine and stimulate our nerves there -- this causes great sensitivity." Sözmen also notes that receded and infected gums can cause enormous sensitivity in the mouth, and that these are the most common complaints he sees in his office. Sözmen also talks about small cracks in the teeth, and patients who regularly grind their teeth, noting that these, too, can cause sensitivity. "Regular grinding of the teeth exposes the dentine layer and causes sensitivity. Another common cause of sensitivity is the incorrect use of whitening agents on the teeth," says Sözmen. He underlines that patients interested in using products to whiten their teeth should always do so under the guidance of a qualified dentist.
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