Sensitive Teeth

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Does anyone have any advice for sensitive teeth? I have intermittent problems with mine. If I eat anything hot or cold I'm in agony until painkillers kick in. But not all the time. I can't work out any pattern. It's not just things like ice-cream but also soup, one sip of a cold/hot drink, going out for a walk on a winter's day.

I do grind my teeth and have a splint to wear when I sleep. I use Sensodyne toothpaste and Corsodyl mouthwash (bleurgh!) which makes everything taste horrible. My dentist couldn't recommend any other treatments.

Just getting fed up that I seem to have tried everything and nothing seems to be working. Am currently sitting here with throbbing teeth because I ate a couple of chips. Is there anything else I can do? Thanks

Acidic foods, vinegar, fruit juices and fizzy drinks will weaken the enamel. No amount of sensodyne will compensate for that. Remove those foods from your diet and you should notice a difference. There are also some high fluoride pastes your dentist can apply

I started a thread on this about a year or so ago. I was in constant agony and the Dentist was no help at all. I had a cupboard full of toothpastes........... Sensodyne, Colgate, Arm and Hammer, Supermarket own brand, Regenerate. Not one of them helped remotely.

I had some really good advice..... what worked for me was using Listerine gum defence twice a day religiously. And Biomin F toothpaste.... it's a high flouride content and settled my teeth within around 2 weeks. I buy online as it's hard to get from a chemist/supermarket.

I'm also diabetic and I'm fairly sure my sensitive teeth are all related to neuropathy....... I get really sensitive legs sometimes too.

www.upbeatcare.co.uk/biominf-toothpaste.html

Thanks @Littlemissprosecco. I don't drink loads of fruit juice or fizzy drinks do it would be easy for me to cut those out.

@BoodleBug51 Will definitely give those a try. Happy to give anything a go at the moment! Thanks

I feel your pain OP, it's awful having a constantly sore mouth & teeth.
Sensodyne - sensitivity & gum toothpaste with Listerene advanced gum treatment worked for me after years of trying everything else.
The Listerene doesn't make everything taste horrible for hours afterwards like Corsydol does.

Have you tried the sensodyne rapid relief? The other versions are rubbish for me

Duraphat 5000 toothpaste can be issued by dentists or may be available from online pharmacies. You brush with a small amount at night and do not rinse. It works really well.

It's very high in fluoride.

My dentist has suggested rubbing sensitive toothpaste onto the problem teeth. I haven't tried it yet though.

Do you floss/use interdental brushes? And see a dental hygienist for 6 monthly cleans? I was stunned at the degree of change to my sensitive teeth. Who knew?! Now it is a very rare thing when before I was lathering on the Sensodyne and Sensodyne rapid.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! Just to answer some questions - yes, I've tried all types of Sensodyne and haven't noticed an improvement with any of them. I floss religiously but don't see a hygienist regularly. I'll look into Duraphat toothpaste as well. Guess it'll be a case of trying everything and seeing what works.

I find the pro enamel type of sensitive toothpaste the best, once you have used it a while it's much more effective than normal sensodyne. The Colgate one I find works well. I also rub a little bit of it into the sensitive tooth, and clean between my teeth with some of the toothpaste on an interdental brush also helps.

I work in dental. Like others have said watch out for acidic foods and drinks and make sure you have a fluoride toothpaste. Running sensitive toothpaste onto your teeth after brushing at bed time and leaving it on can help x