Gum sensivital toothbrush
GUM SensiVital is a soft-bristled toothbrush range intended for people who need gentle cleaning, including those with sensitive teeth or tender gums....
The short answer
GUM SensiVital is a soft-bristled toothbrush range intended for people who need gentle cleaning, including those with sensitive teeth or tender gums. Its brush cannot treat the underlying cause of sensitivity or gum disease.
What is the direct answer?
What does this question mean?
Tooth sensitivity occurs when dentine is exposed and temperature or touch reaches fluid-filled tubules beneath the enamel or cementum. A soft brush reduces mechanical irritation, while sensitivity can still be caused by recession, erosion, a crack, decay, or an inflamed pulp.
What can you do next?
Use light pressure and small movements at the gumline twice daily with fluoride toothpaste, replacing the brush when the bristles become splayed. Do not press harder to compensate for soft bristles, and do not use a sensitivity product to postpone an examination of a painful tooth.
When should you seek dental care?
Arrange dental care when sensitivity is localized, worsening, spontaneous, or associated with a crack, swelling, lingering heat pain, or pain on biting. Persistent gum bleeding also warrants an assessment.
What should you ask the dentist?
Ask whether your sensitivity comes from exposed dentine, recession, erosion, decay, or a cracked tooth, and which brush, toothpaste, and brushing technique fit the diagnosis.
Frequently asked questions
Can home care replace a dental examination?
Home care may ease symptoms or remove irritants, but it cannot diagnose or correct many dental causes.
What symptom should prompt faster care?
Rapidly increasing swelling, fever, uncontrolled bleeding, or difficulty breathing or swallowing needs prompt assessment.