 Hello everybody Andrea Tereschi here. I have been a tutor for dental hygiene students and dental assisting students for the past 13 years in total, so I love teaching This episode video will be about why you get sensitive teeth So you might be wondering why are my teeth sensitive and there's actually a term for that and it is called hyper sense It's hyper sensitivity So about sensitive teeth is it can be avoided, but if you have sensitive teeth now there are ways for it to Prevent it from getting worse and there's also ways to help Not cure but help to kind of cover up the sensitivity a little bit So you're not as sensitive So the first thing is how the sensitivity happen it could happen from not having proper oral hygiene So if you're not brushing and flossing then that plaque that is staying on the teeth hardens into tartar and then all of that Kind of eats away at the enamel over time for lack of a better word And it's something's eating away at the enamel that means less enamel and then the underlining layer is exposed And that's when things become sensitive. So to sort of cure that Is to start taking care of your teeth because you you do not want it to eat away at the enamel even more That's very important using a hard toothbrush could cause hyper sense it Hypersensitivity because if you're brushing too hard You could be taking away some of the enamel and some of the gum tissue around the teeth over time It doesn't take a lot So you you might be thinking that you're helping by brushing too hard But you're but you're actually not so there is a fine line between brushing too hard and not hard enough So how I said earlier if you do not have proper oral hygiene if you're not brushing Properly then that's also a bad thing too and that can cause hyper sensitivity if you're drinking a lot of Soda a lot of pop things that are overly acidic that can cause hyper sensitivity also because it is eating away at the enamel So anytime you have something acidic have a cup of water and just sort of Swish around because that will help to eliminate the acid attack in The mouth because every time you have something acidic you are actually having an acid attack inside The mouth and the teeth can't handle acids It's just how it is right, but of course we have to eat drink live our lives like normal So you will have some acidity in the mouth, but that's also why it's so important to constantly have water and pop Energy drinks sports drinks have a ton of sugar Very very acidic so so even completely avoid those If you can because you do not want your teeth to become sensitive Now once the teeth do become sensitive there are ways to help that So the best thing to do is to purchase a sensitivity type of toothpaste. So like there's some brands out there There's sense line. There's Colgate sensitive. So look for a Sensitivity type of toothpaste, but they are all a little bit different So ask your dental hygienist which one is the best for you because there are different ones Plus they probably have samples. So so there's no point buying one and Realizing it doesn't help it doesn't work ask your dental office for some samples But another thing too that once you start to use those toothpaste it does take a couple weeks to actually become Become effective because what those toothpaste do is they do form a thin layer over the teeth To help protect them. So once it starts to form your teeth are Protected to some point, but it does take a couple weeks and you have to use those toothpaste twice a day every day If you use it every day, maybe every other day and then use a different toothpaste They won't be as nearly as effective. So you might as well do it, right? Toothpaste are not expensive. So why not, right? another form of treatment could be if you have Moderate to severe sensitivity if you go to the dental office, they might be able to apply It's it's like a bonding agent over the tooth. So it it helps to cover up the enamel they Paint it on it's clear and they shine a light to Harden it to the tooth and then that should last for about six months. So that will actually help to form that layer Over the teeth and if you continue to use the toothpaste that helps even more So those are just kind of some little options, but every situation is different. So please book an appointment with your Dental office and they will let you know the type of Hypersensitivity that you have because there are different types and then they will let you know how to treat it and How to avoid more in the future? So I hope that helped if you guys have any questions, please let me know because it's not nice to have sensitive teeth Trust me. It's not a nice thing. So thank you so much for watching and if you need anything just let me know