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What Causes Senstivity And Sharp Pain In Tooth?

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Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Question: I have sensitive tooth, there is a sharp pain when i drink or eat something cold. Eg: Drink cold water, Eat Ice Cream etc...
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Answered by Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (53 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Exposure of Dentin, Enamel abrasion. Detailed Answer: Hi,XXXX Thanks for consulting Healthcare magic, This is Dr. Priyanka tiwari answering your query , As you have senstivity and sharp pain in your tooth , see what happened is senstivity occurs when upper layer tooth that is enamel get abraded and exposure of Dentin that is second layer of tooth is exposured . Senstivity happens due to many reasons , may be due improper brushing , due to poor oral hygiene, Or due to caries also. As you have consult dentist also , he has advised you toothpaste sensquel . Do that paste advised by your Dentist . Use soft bristle brush. Do XXXXXXX warm salt gargle two - three times a day. If you wont get releif then again consult dentist and go for investigations Intraoral periapical X-ray to get veiw if there Bone loss or Inderproximal caries. Hope I answered your query. If you have any further query I will be happy to help.
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What Causes Senstivity And Sharp Pain In Tooth?

Brief Answer: Exposure of Dentin, Enamel abrasion. Detailed Answer: Hi,XXXX Thanks for consulting Healthcare magic, This is Dr. Priyanka tiwari answering your query , As you have senstivity and sharp pain in your tooth , see what happened is senstivity occurs when upper layer tooth that is enamel get abraded and exposure of Dentin that is second layer of tooth is exposured . Senstivity happens due to many reasons , may be due improper brushing , due to poor oral hygiene, Or due to caries also. As you have consult dentist also , he has advised you toothpaste sensquel . Do that paste advised by your Dentist . Use soft bristle brush. Do XXXXXXX warm salt gargle two - three times a day. If you wont get releif then again consult dentist and go for investigations Intraoral periapical X-ray to get veiw if there Bone loss or Inderproximal caries. Hope I answered your query. If you have any further query I will be happy to help.