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Asked for male, 22 years old from Gorakhpur
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A major cause of tooth sensitivity is root exposure. Kindly consult a dentist in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need cleaning along with desensitizing procedures and / or artificial enamel filling. Advance procedures can be done with laser too. You may consult me in person. Until then apply a desensitizing paste (sensodyne tooth paste) on the teeth. Wait for 10 to 15 min until you brush your teeth with the sa...more
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Irregular brushing technique with a worn off brush will certainly cause the tooth abrasion, gums to recede & thereby resulting in root exposure. Exposure of (dentin or cementum) layer of the tooth or trauma to the root nerve tissue causes Sensitivity. Adv. cleaning and artificial enamel filling or root canal treatment with a cap for deep abrasion. Floss all your teeth inter dentally & brush twice daily, morning & night, up & down short vertical strokes, with ultra-soft bristles, indicator brush....more
Asked for male, 22 years old from Guwahati
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Cause of discoloration – smoking, coffee, tea, drugs, aging, staining food (wine, blueberry, etc.) genetics. You may have a yellow bacterial film called “plaque” that occurs naturally in mouth that can build up. If not removed it hardens to form tartar. Advise deep cleaning, polishing, whitening (bleaching) procedures, artificial enamel filling or capping. Advance procedures can be done with laser. Use snowdent tooth paste for whitening until then. Apply snowdent paste on the teeth. Wait for 10 ...more
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Asked for male, 28 years old from Bangalore
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Hello lybrate-user,
teeth become loose due to bone loss around teeth which can be due to multiple reasons for. Plaque and calculus and poor oral hygiene or any chewing habit are local factors responsible for bone loss
there can be multiple factors which are not related to mouth like diabetes or any other systemic illness. Please visit a dentist for consultation and get a check-up to know the exact reason and poosible solutions to get it corrected. Hope it will help.
teeth become loose due to bone loss around teeth which can be due to multiple reasons for. Plaque and calculus and poor oral hygiene or any chewing habit are local factors responsible for bone loss
there can be multiple factors which are not related to mouth like diabetes or any other systemic illness. Please visit a dentist for consultation and get a check-up to know the exact reason and poosible solutions to get it corrected. Hope it will help.
Asked for male, 20 years old from Hyderabad
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Kindly consult a dentist in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need deep cleaning along with surgical, gum strengthening desensitizing/ whitening (bleaching) procedures and / or artificial enamel filling or root canal treatment. Advance procedures can be done with laser. You may consult me in person.
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Asked for male, 23 years old from Mumbai
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Take antibiotics oral rinses n warm salt water gargles can help gingerly oil pulling or clove oil or local anaesthetic gel lidocaine can be useful for pain relief if you have decayed tooth on side of teeth can create pain n sensitivity while eating sweets and food take painkiller tablet n antibiotics tablet also if you have any questions please contact me 1edd.
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Asked for female, 27 years old from Nizamabad
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Asked for male, 18 years old from Pune
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