Oral b sensitive toothbrush

An Oral-B sensitive toothbrush head uses soft filaments and controlled brushing to clean while reducing pressure on sensitive teeth and irritated gums.

The short answer

An Oral-B sensitive brush head may be useful when firm brushing causes discomfort, but sensitivity can also come from exposed dentine, decay, cracks, gum recession, or a worn restoration.

What is the direct answer?

An Oral-B sensitive toothbrush head uses soft filaments and controlled brushing to clean while reducing pressure on sensitive teeth and irritated gums.

What does this question mean?

Sensitivity occurs when dentine tubules or inflamed pulp transmit temperature, touch, or chemical changes toward the nerve. A soft head reduces mechanical force, but the brush cannot diagnose or treat the underlying cause.

What can you do next?

Use light pressure and a small, systematic motion at the gumline, and replace a splayed head. Combine gentle brushing with fluoride toothpaste; avoid pressing harder to compensate for a soft head and do not share brush heads.

When should you seek dental care?

Book an examination for sensitivity that is localized, worsening, spontaneous, or present after a filling. Swelling, fever, pain on biting, or a cracked tooth needs prompt care.

What should you ask the dentist?

Is the sensitivity caused by recession, erosion, decay, a crack, or the pulp? Which head and brushing pressure suit my gums? Would a desensitizing fluoride product help?