How to Care for Sensitive Teeth

Video Transcript

"Hi my name's Michelle and I'm a dental assistant and I'm going to explain to you on how you can prevent sensitive teeth. First of all you're always want to go see your general dentists therefore he can maybe determine if you have gingivitis which is a cause of sensitive teeth or if your enamel is just very thin. Therefore he can maybe prescribe an over the counter toothpaste for you to start using or a prescription toothpaste or a prescription mouth rinse to help prevent with that sensitive teeth issue that you might have. A great over the counter toothpaste would be like Sensodyne or Crest sensitivity toothpaste you would want to start brushing with that at least two to three times a day to help produce the more better minerals and supply to your teeth which then in return helps cause lessen the effect of sensitive teeth. Especially if you like to eat ice cream or jello or pudding or any kind of cold food products you definitely want to see your general dentists so therefore he would be able to help you out with any sensitive teeth issues that you might have. And once again my name's Michelle and I just explained to you on how you can prevent sensitive teeth."