A material has been developed that eliminates the increased sensitivity of teeth
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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People with hypersensitivity teeth can help a special toothpaste, which will restore tooth enamel. In one of the universities in Taiwan, specialists were able to develop a special material that works in particularly sensitive areas, building a kind of barrier. Scientists suggest that adding this component to the toothpaste for sensitive teeth will greatly improve its effectiveness.
At this stage, experts checked the effect of new material on laboratory animals (dogs). Studies have shown that toothpaste with the addition of new material relieved the increased sensitivity of teeth on average by two months.
The principle of the new material is based on penetration into the dentinal channels, then the material crystallizes, and the channel is completely closed.
This allows you to get rid of the pain for a long time. Dentin (soft tooth tissue under hard enamel) contains thousands of tubules, in which the liquid is collected.
It is this fluid that leads to the appearance of pain when cold or hot on the tooth, as well as when consuming sweet. Because of fluid movements, receptors on the nerve endings in the tooth are activated, which causes severe pain. As a rule, exposure to dentin occurs when the tooth enamel is erased or damaged, and when the gum line decreases.
Specialists have developed a new material with the addition of calcium carbonate and silicon dioxide to reliably seal the tubules and start the recovery processes in the tooth enamel. The crystalline barrier created by the material is important not only as an obstacle to dentin. Calcium ions, which are contained in the new material, penetrate the tooth and promote the restorative processes in the structure of the teeth. Those. A new toothpaste will help get rid of minor damage to the teeth.
In another study, experts found that it is particularly harmful to tooth enamel.
After the London Olympics in 2012, a large number of athletes began to contact dental clinics. As it turned out, the high content of carbohydrates in the diet and the use of sports drinks leads to the destruction of tooth enamel. As you know, athletes adhere to the carbohydrate diet, and in the competitions the competitions use special drinks with high acidity, in addition, during the training there is dry mouth, which also does not contribute to the health of the teeth.
Athletes who have problems with their teeth often suffer from pain, various inflammations, they have problems with sleeping and eating. In addition, such athletes become less confident and often in a bad mood, and this immediately affects the sports results.
In the UK and North America, experts conducted a study, and found that bad teeth are not uncommon among people involved in sports. Most often, athletes met tooth decay, gum disease, erosion of the enamel.
Also, experts noted that most athletes prefer not to pay attention to dental health, which further exacerbates the situation.
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