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Why do your teeth feel sensitive?

One of the most common dental conditions is intermittent tooth sensitivity to temperature or touch. If tasting ice cream, or sipping coffee makes you wince, or if brushing or flossing causes you pain ? you likely suffer from dentinal sensitivity.

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Why do your teeth feel sensitive?

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  1. Why​​​​do​​​​your​​​​teeth​​​​feel​​​​sensitive? One​​of​​the​​most​​common​​dental​​conditions​​is​​intermittent​​tooth​​sensitivity​​to​​temperature​​or​​touch.​​If tasting​​ice​​cream,​​or​​sipping​​coffee​​makes​​you​​wince,​​or​​if​​brushing​​or​​flossing​​causes​​you​​pain​​?​​you likely​​suffer​​from​​dentinal​​sensitivity. It​​is​​important​​to​​make​​a​​clear​​distinction​​between​​sensitive​​teeth​​and​​toothaches.​​If​​the​​pain​​is​​great, present​​with​​or​​without​​a​​stimulus,​​or​​is​​a​​recent​​discovery​​?​​you​​might​​be​​suffering​​from​​a​​toothache that​​requires​​more​​attention​​than​​sensitive​​teeth.​​Read​​our​​emergency​​section​​regarding​​toothaches, and​​consult​​your​​dentist. What​​​​causes​​​​sensitive​​​​teeth? To​​better​​understand​​the​​cause​​of​​sensitivity,​​it​​is​​important​​to​​see​​how​​a​​tooth​​can​​experience sensation.​​A​​healthy​​tooth​​has​​blood​​vessels​​and​​nerves​​running​​within​​it​​-​​a​​region​​known​​as​​the​​pulp. Since​​it​​is​​innervated,​​a​​tooth?s​​pulp​​is​​capable​​of​​experiencing​​all​​sorts​​of​​sensation,​​including​​extreme pain.​​These​​pulp​​nerves​​run​​through​​the​​dentine​​and​​cementum​​layers​​as​​well,​​making​​them​​sensitive​​to temperature​​and​​touch. Fortunately,​​with​​a​​healthy​​tooth,​​hard​​impermeable​​enamel​​covers​​the​​sensitive​​dentin​​layer.​​Likewise, healthy​​gums​​extend​​up​​to​​the​​enamel,​​covering​​the​​sensitive​​cementum​​layer​​that​​covers​​the​​tooth?s roots.​​As​​such,​​a​​healthy​​tooth​​experiences​​no​​sensitivity​​because​​all​​layers​​that​​can​​experience​​pain​​are protected​​from​​outside​​stimuli. Tooth​​sensitivity​​arises​​when​​the​​protective​​enamel​​layer​​is​​lost​​and​​dentin​​is​​exposed,​​or​​similarly,​​when the​​gums​​recede​​and​​leave​​the​​cementum​​exposed.​​Based​​on​​that,​​the​​following​​can​​cause​​tooth sensitivity: ● gum​​or​​gingival​​recession​​(your​​gums​​recede,​​exposing​​tooth​​roots) ● acidic​​drinks​​that​​dissolve​​or​​erode​​the​​enamel​​on​​your​​teeth ● excessive​​teeth​​grinding​​or​​bruxism​​that​​wears​​teeth​​down ● brushing​​too​​hard,​​or​​using​​a​​brush​​with​​hard​​bristles​​that​​wears​​the​​enamel ● teeth​​whitening​​treatments​​(though​​it​​should​​be​​temporary) ● gum​​disease​​or​​anything​​that​​exposes​​a​​tooth?s​​roots ● dental​​decay​​that​​has​​eroded​​through​​the​​enamel​​and​​exposed​​dentin

  2. ● new​​dental​​filling​​that​​is​​leaking​​or​​placed​​too​​close​​to​​the​​pulp ● old​​age​​?​​gums​​naturally​​recede​​and​​expose​​the​​roots​​through​​time Call​​Dublin​​Metro​​Dental​​Group​​today​​to​​schedule​​an​​appointment​​with​​Dr.​​Sadineni.

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