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No need to be so sensitive!

There are a range of causes of sensitive teeth. We can find:

  • Exposed sensitive tooth – Short and sharp pain to cold may be due to receded gums and exposed sensitive tooth structure. We may need to place a filling over the exposed tooth to seal it from stimuli.
  • Cracked tooth – Short and sharp pain to cold and also on biting, particularly grainy food may be due to a crack-line in a tooth. We may need to prevent pain and protect the tooth from crack growth with a crown.
  • Decay and infection – Prolonged, severe pain may be due to tooth decay causing damage to a nerve space. We may need to do root canal therapy in these cases.