Are you suffering from sensitive teeth?
Then Here are few tips for you
1. Use sensitive toothpaste
There are many toothpaste specially design for sensitive teeth available in market you can choose what you like . Some pastes contain an ingredient called potassium nitrate, which helps to block the tiny tubules in the dentin. Which help to block sensation of hot and cold foods to reach to your nerves in teeth.
2.Change your brushing habit
Most people think if they brush vigorously and more time duration then teeth will be clean and healthy but Hard brushing can actually damage enamel, and gum loss ,bone loss around your teeth and also damage to protective covering ,cementum of root and all this leads to severe teeth sensitivity . cle4aning your teeth with floss also help to reduce issue with sensitivityRight method is to softly puch brush on your teeth at almost 45 ° angle give then upward and downword sroke let's see the picture
3.Use soft bristle toothbrush
using soft bristle toothbrush will help to reduce more wear and tear down of protective layer of your layer of teeth and help in gum reccession cases to grow gum and ultimrtly leads to reduce in teeth sensitivity.
4. Avoid acidic food and drinks
Avoid acidic foods example oranges, hot drinks,pickles which damages enamel of teeth . By reducing these these foods and drinks, and brushing thoroughly after taking them will hepl you to reduce sensitivity cause by them . it’s a good idea to be cautious about consuming certain foods and drinks, as enamel loss is irreversible.
Many people grind there teeth when they are in tension or in sleep and you may even not realized about that which leads to wearing away enamel and giving yourself a sensitivity problem. Many people only do it while they’re sleeping,which can be dignosed by jaw pain and headache in morning.In this case mouth guard at night guard will help to stop grinding of teeth and reduce further damage of teeth.
6.Some home remedies
- Take 1 tea spoon of mustard oil and1teaspoon of rock salt mixed them and apply on teeth for 5 min and rinsse mouth wth water will help to reduce tooth sensitivity.
2.Take 1 tea spoon of salt and 1 glass of warm water mix them well and rince mouth in morning and night will help to reduce tooth sensitivity
7.Sugarless Chewing Gum
Chewing a sugarless chewing gum will help in the formation saliva and this will help you in cleaning of your teeth and hardening of them ultimately leads to cure sensitivity.
8.Fluoride Rinse
Fluoride rinse will help to reduce sensitivity when you consume acidic foods or drinks .when you have eaten acidic food
wait for some time and then do flouride rinse.
9.Ask your dentist
also if there gum recession then gum surgery will help in that case.Cement filling by removing decay portion also help to reduce sensitivity.
I hope this will help you to understand problem of sensitivity and help to reduce it effectivly.