My tooth aches in the back when I eat sweets. Should I use sensitive teeth toothpaste?
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Your tooth may hurt for many reasons: gum recession, caries (tooth decay), cracked filling, old dental restoration, periodontal disease, dry mouth syndrome, exposed nerve, tooth fracture. You should have your teeth evaluated by a dental professional. If left untreated, it will only become more painful.
Excellent question! While toothpaste for Sensitive teeth can offer some relief from sensitivity, It only helps with a specific type of sensitivity which is usually caused by night grinding. There are several other reasons why your tooth might be sensitive to sweet. Generally speaking, its best to contact your dentist to determine the source of the problem before initiating any treatment or change the type of toothpaste. Sensitivity to sweet generally indicates that there is a hole on the surface of the tooth which can be caused by decay, fracture, or chipped tooth. Your dentist will be able to determine that.
This is typically due to dental decay or root exposure due to gum disease and bone loss. Go to a dentist and get a proper evaluation of your situation with the appropriate dental xrays
Sensitivity to sweets means dentin (the underlying layer of enamel) is being exposed to oral environment or anything you are eating at that time. The tooth's natural response to convey to you something is wrong is by sending a signal to your brain via the nerve within the tooth. If the response of the tooth is pain every time you have something sweet, this could be more of an issue than just needing a filling placed. Depending on the depth of the cavity/ root exposure/ dentin exposure (could be any of these issues), testing the vitality of the tooth will help determine what treatment needs to take place. Waiting to see if it just goes away, normally progresses to something more complicated down the road. Thus increases the cost for the patient to have more complex procedures done.