So what causes sensitive teeth? 

Hoover dentists treating sensitive teeth. Inside of our teeth are made up of dentin, which has microscopic tubules that contain nerve endings similar to a sponge, or a sea sponge.

It’s covered by a hard layer of enamel and cementum, but if this layer is lost (some people have thicker layers of enamel than others) then the nerve endings are exposed and you’ll feel sensitive to cold, sweet, hot, things like that. And it sends a pain signal to your brain.

this is especially true, this time of year during summer when you’re having ice cream and cold beverages, which normally cause brain freezes, along with tooth pain.

Is there anything we can do to reduce tooth sensitivity?

A Dentist in Hoover Alabama can describe the symptoms of treating sensitive teeth. They can treat the underlying cause of the pain. Sometimes they’ll recommend a sensitivity toothpaste. And with those, you brush twice a day, just like a regular toothpaste, and it can take 2-4 weeks to see effects of it. It basically blocks up those little nerve endings from being sensitive.

If you need quick relief, there is a varnish that the dentist can place professionally, and that’s a lot stronger concentration and it lasts about 6 months. So it seals it up really well, even better than the toothpaste. But sometimes it’s due to clenching or grinding your teeth, so you might need a night guard.

What food should you stay away from.

Acidic foods can increase the sensitivity in your teeth because the acid erodes the enamel and makes it thinner. Acidic foods are wine, orange juice, oranges, lemon, pop especially because of the carbonic acid in the pop, and vinegars, things that are acidic will erode your tooth and make it more sensitive.

Sometimes the toothpaste for whitening teeth can cause sensitivity, so you might want to go between your sensitivity toothpaste and your whitening. You can use both of them.

Hoover Dentist Treating Sensitive Teeth

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