What are the treatments for gum hypersensitivity?

Teeth are originally very strong substances, but they become fragile when affected by disease. For example, the gums, the base of the teeth, are very susceptible to disease and are prone to allergic symptoms, which make patients feel very uncomfortable. Therefore, this symptom must be dealt with in a timely manner. Let’s take a look at the treatments for gum allergies.

Tooth sensitivity, medically known as allergic dentin or dentin hypersensitivity, is a symptom of pain caused by external stimuli such as temperature (cold, hot), chemicals (acid, sweet) and mechanical action (friction or biting hard objects).

The main treatments for tooth allergy include local medication, laser treatment, and restorative treatment.

Tooth sensitivity and pain, clinically known as dentin hypersensitivity, is a symptom of pain caused by external stimuli such as cold, heat, sour, sweet food, and biting hard objects such as walnuts and pine nuts. By examining the tooth surface with a probe, one or several sensitive areas can be found, which are characterized by rapid onset, sharp pain and short duration. Patients often experience pain when talking, being blown by cold wind, or accidentally biting a certain point of the tooth while eating, which will be relieved after a while. Dentin hypersensitivity can occur in a single tooth or in multiple teeth.

Dentin hypersensitivity can be caused by any dental disease that destroys the integrity of the tooth enamel and exposes the dentin, such as abrasion (frequent biting of hard objects, such as walnuts, bones, etc., and bruxism at night), tooth fractures caused by trauma, wedge-shaped defects in the tooth neck caused by long-term improper brushing, caries, and periodontal atrophy leading to exposed tooth roots.

Dentin hypersensitivity will gradually develop into pulpitis, apical periodontitis, etc. Some patients may have to have the teeth extracted in the end. Therefore, once dentin hypersensitivity occurs, go to the hospital for treatment in time. If the allergy is caused by caries, wedge-shaped defects, etc., the symptoms can be eliminated quickly through treatment. Currently, the main methods for treating dentin hypersensitivity include local drug therapy, laser therapy, and restorative therapy. If tooth allergy is caused by tooth wear, exposed tooth roots, etc., it will be difficult to cure and it is prone to recurrence.

Some folk remedies, such as frequently chewing garlic or rubbing the allergic area with fresh garlic three times a day, or chewing walnut kernels, tea leaves, etc., all have a certain desensitizing effect. Because the main component of walnut kernels is linoleic acid glyceride, it can achieve a desensitizing effect, and tea is rich in tea polyphenols and fluoride, which can closely combine with the calcium in the teeth, enhance the acid resistance of the enamel, and increase the protective layer of the teeth.