What can I do about my sensitive teeth?

Question

I totally avoid drinking water because it hurts so bad, would the sensodyne*? toothpaste help with sugar sensitivity?
I am drinking some iced tea and my teeth are just aching! I believe i grind my teeth, the front ones hurt on the tops where they touch the back of my top teeth and of course my "problem teeth" hurt whenever i eat almost anything with sugar.
Would the tooth paste be enough for the front teeth? or is there a dental procedure that can be done to help this?
I have medical insurance, but its not the best, would they cover something to help with my sensitive teeth?
I have a very high tolerance for tooth pain, so i'm not being a wuss. (I have bad tooth problems, my two top wisdom teeth need removed because the back side didnt come through enough for me to brush nor could i floss the area because of the way they came in... and i lived with a tooth that needed a root canal for 6 months before getting it fixed)

Answer 1

Couple things.
First try the sensodyne for a week or two. If it doesn't provide relief see if your dentist will write you a script for PreviDent sodium fluoride. It's pretty cheap for a tube and you brush it on before, wait 30 seconds spit it out and don't drink/eat anything for about 30 minutes. It applies a floride bond to the teeth that lessens sensitivity.
If you can't do the dentist route look in the drugstores for something called GelCam in the dental section. It's similar but not as strong. It will probably help though. The Prevident is about 1.1% floride where the Gelcam is about .5%.
Also use a straw when drinking, that will eliminate liquid hitting the teeth.
Hope this helps, Good Luck.

Answer 2

Sensodyne is absolutely super.
I suffered from sensitive teeth for ever. I couldn't eat chocolate because it would just make my teeth ache with the most horrible pain. I've lost calcium in a couple of my molars and they were so sensitive it hurt to brush them.

I believe it takes about a week or two before sensodyne fully kicks in. I noticed improvements myself in about 3 days.

Still advise you get your dental work done as soon as possible... and make sure you don't have any cavities that are causing the sensitivity.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

the best teeth whitening system out on the market is called GoSMile. It comes in these little ampoules and each contains pure hydrogen peroxide which has been vaccum sealed. The whole treatment is like 80 bucks and it whitens about 10 shades. Its amazing. I know its sold at sephora but dont know where else. You wont have any sensitivity with it and its comparable to what you would get in the dentist office.

Answer 4

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