What is tooth sensitivity?
Tooth sensitivity is a common name for dentin hypersensitivity or root sensitivity.If hot,cold,sweet or very acidic foods and drinks,or breathing in cold air,makes your teeth or a tooth sensitive or painful then you have sensitive teeth. Is tooth sensitivity common? Tooth sensitivity is very common and it has been estimated that approximately half the population experiences tooth sensitivity.Tooth sensitivity can come and go over time. Why does tooth sensitivity(Dentin Hypersensitivity)Happen? Tooth sensitivity is usually caused by dentin on root areas exposed due to receded gums or periodontal disease.Receded gums are very common and up to four fifths of people have gum recession by the time they are 65. When the root of a tooth becomes exposes it does not have a layer of enamel like the crowns of your teeth,Instead the roots have a very soft covering called cementum,which once lost leaves the dent...