Dr Omar Yehia Dental Care
CAIRO – 1 August 2017: Many patients visit me daily complaining from "discomfort" when consuming hot/cold drinks. So what is this? In dental practice, we call it “hypersensitivity.”
Many reasons cause “hypsersensitivity,” but the most common is gingivitis, due to calculus (or tartar which is a form of hardened dental plaque) depositing heavily that may later lead to actual tooth loss. However, an every six months scaling session would prevent losing tooth.
Some people complain that they have recently had a dental filling. However; the tooth is causing them discomfort. There are usually several reasons, sometimes it may be due to placement of tools (matrix) that inflamed the gingival (causes bad breath) in such cases it only lasts for a few days.
Other times, it is due to improper filling that has caused over dryness tubules and processes present near the pulp causing pain. However, one of the worst cases is a vertical fracture in the tooth, which may require then a crown, a crown and RCT, or even extraction of the root is evolved.
Bleaching might cause sensitivity, but it is often minimized during the procedure by obtaining proper isolation and following your dentist's guidelines of after care for the first 48 hours.
Of course, caries and cavities may cause sensitivity due to demineralization of the tooth, which then requires a tooth filling, RCT, or just fluoride application in cases of initial caries.
All in all, teeth sensitivity may be a MAJOR sign that your teeth is in danger. The main tip to avoid it happening in the first place is always by getting regular checkups every six months and a scaling session.
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