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Do you suffer from sensitive teeth in Ormskirk?
Having sensitive teeth in Ormskirk can be extremely uncomfortable and sometimes it can be hard to see the end in sight. If you struggle with eating or drinking anything too hot or too cold, you may feel as if your quality of life is severely diminished.
Our compassionate and caring dentists would like to help with that. Issues of sensitive teeth in Ormskirk can be addressed in a number of ways, both at home with your routine oral hygiene procedure as well as in the dental practice.
We ask that you let us know about your condition so that we are able to make a note of it and ensure that ongoing treatment options are discussed and offered. We may be able to identify the cause of your pain through our routine investigations, however we do suggest that you provide us with as much information as you can about your health and wellbeing so that we are able to react accordingly to your care.
Why do my teeth hurt?
There are several reasons why someone can have sensitive teeth in Ormskirk. We should be able to determine why this is an issue for you, so that we can create a specialised treatment plan to address your personal sensitivity issues and hopefully lessen the degree of pain that you experience.
One of the main causes of sensitivity comes from enamel erosion. Erosion can be caused from a number of things, from age, from a lack of oral hygiene over time or because you eat a lot of sugary foods. It may even be genetic so do not feel guilty. Our non-judgemental dentists only wish to help, so it is better that you speak openly and honestly with us about this condition.
Other ways in which enamel erosion can occur is through bruxism, otherwise known as tooth grinding, or from eating disorders or morning sickness, where constant exposure to bile can eat away at the enamel on your teeth.
You can also unintentionally remove the enamel on your teeth by over brushing your teeth or by brushing too hard. This is especially prevalent over time as your enamel naturally diminishes, sometimes causing that yellowing of your teeth as you age.
What is enamel?
Your enamel is the hard outer coating of your tooth. It is what protects your sensitive and delicate pulp and nerves from being exposed and your tooth itself from attack, from the everyday exposure of bacteria that your mouth presents with.
One way that we can protect enamel is by removing the constant attacks that it undergoes. By brushing and flossing teeth after eating, we are removing a lot of the sugars, acids and bacteria that can damage this outer tooth structure.
Using a toothpaste made for sensitive teeth is by far one of the most effective at-home treatments that you can use, to reduce the pain that you feel when eating something too hot or too cold. If this is not enough, then we would gladly speak with you about a range of alternative options that we have available to address this condition.