You Know The Drill!

Why you don’t need to put up with tooth sensitivity.

Do you avoid cold or hot drinks and food because you know they’ll make your teeth hurt? Do you regularly find yourself wincing with pain while you’re eating?

Having sensitive teeth is very common, and can be due to a number of underlying dental problems.

Sensitive teeth occur when the material inside your teeth – known as dentine – is exposed to hot, cold, acidic and sticky foods. Dentine contains microscopic tubules which have tiny nerve endings that are normally protected by either enamel on the crown of your tooth, or cementum, which extends down to the root.

If the enamel or cementum is worn or cracked, those nerve endings are exposed and they cause pain.

You can end up with sensitive teeth if:

Your tooth enamel has become worn from using a hard toothbrush and brushing too aggressively

Your enamel has eroded thanks to a diet that contains lots of acidic food and drinks