Do you ever feel the aching tooth?
Or perhaps you always experience it every day? An aching tooth state events are found in everyday life in the community. 1 of 7 of the patients complained of aching teeth. (Data from: JITEKGI 2006.3 (1) 105-108. "Management of Dentin Hypersensitivity")
Tooth ache or tooth sensitivity which in medical language called dentin hypersensitivity experienced by adults, the coverage could only on one or more teeth. Factors that cause tooth sensitivity is the opening of dentin that stimulation of food and drinks can be directly entered through the dentin tubules associated with tooth nerve fibers and cause tooth sensitif.Rangsangan which often triggers sensitive teeth usually come from food and beverages cold, hot, sour and sweet, which can cause aching moment of pain intensity from mild to quite a stab of pain. Opening of dentin (the layer under the enamel) is caused by three factors erosion, attrition and abrasion, that all these 3 are influenced by diet, the use of teeth, bad habit of bruxism (bruxism is bad habits rubbing maxillary teeth with the lower jaw usually done at night during sleep unconsciously Red) and errors in tooth brushing.
Here are tips on caring for sensitive teeth and efforts to prevent further damage:
• Use special toothpaste for sensitive teeth, the content in this toothpaste such as hydroxyapatite (HAP), potassium citrate, sodium monofluorophospate can help reduce the sense of pain in 30 seconds and optimize the process of remineralization of the teeth.
• Reduce and avoid foods and beverages that are acidic and contain soda.
• Avoid food and drink habits withstand acidic linger in the mouth. Examples such as hold sodas and coffee in the mouth longer, suck-suck acidic fruits such as citrus and mango seed. This can lead to erosion of the teeth that trigger condition sensitive teeth.
• Use a toothbrush with a small head, round and fluffy, brush teeth from the gums to the teeth with light pressure so as not to cause a decrease in the gums and sensitive teeth.
• Stop the bad habits ground his upper and lower teeth and if this disorder is getting worse and can not be controlled, can consult a doctor for making a night guard to protect the teeth from the friction of non-functional at night
• Avoid brushing your teeth immediately after eating or drinking something acidic and soft drinks, wait a half to 1 hour.
• Consult a dentist if the sense of pain in the tooth is still settling after use toothpaste to find whether the aching tooth or tooth sensitivity due to other causes more severe
