hello doctor ,i am doing BDS 3rd year . My uncle in Germany who is 40 years old complained of sensitive teeth.so i asked him to use sensodyne KF .after 3 months he says that he has generalised sensitivity. it has become worse. he cannot tolerate even water splashed in his teeth. what to do?how to rectify it?
hello....first of all congrats on prefering bds as ur profession!!!!40 yrs is the age of start of sensitivity of the tooth .....sensitivity can be reduced by using different desensitising pastes as u did..... still if its not reducing it its better to do intentional root canal treatment to the teeth and place a fixed partial denture...hope you are benefitted by my reply.have a healthy and nice day!!
U gotta see his teeth in person Sensitivity is caused due to varied no.of reasons.it cold b a wrong brushing technique or any underlying medical reason likeGERD
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What Causes Sensitivity In Teeth?
hello....first of all congrats on prefering bds as ur profession!!!!40 yrs is the age of start of sensitivity of the tooth .....sensitivity can be reduced by using different desensitising pastes as u did..... still if its not reducing it its better to do intentional root canal treatment to the teeth and place a fixed partial denture...hope you are benefitted by my reply.have a healthy and nice day!!