Electric toothbrush causing sensitive teeth
An electric toothbrush can make sensitivity noticeable when brushing pressure, brush-head wear, exposed dentine, gum recession, enamel erosion, or an.
The short answer
An electric toothbrush can make sensitivity noticeable when brushing pressure, brush-head wear, exposed dentine, gum recession, enamel erosion, or an underlying dental problem is present.
What is the direct answer?
What does this question mean?
Sensitivity occurs when stimuli reach dentine tubules connected to the pulp, often through gum recession, enamel loss, abrasion, erosion, or a restoration margin. The toothbrush may reveal the problem without being its only cause.
What can you do next?
Choose a soft head, use the lightest effective pressure, let the powered brush do the movement, and replace a worn head. A desensitising toothpaste can reduce symptoms, but pain at one tooth or pain that lingers needs diagnosis.
When should you seek dental care?
Book an examination for persistent, localized, worsening, or spontaneous pain, especially with a crack, cavity, recession, or bleeding. Urgent care is needed for swelling, fever, or severe pain.
What should you ask the dentist?
Could my brushing technique be abrading enamel or gums, and do I have decay, a crack, recession, erosion, or pulp inflammation that needs treatment?
Frequently asked questions
What should I ask about this problem?
Could my brushing technique be abrading enamel or gums, and do I have decay, a crack, recession, erosion, or pulp inflammation that needs treatment?
What should I avoid?
Choose a soft head, use the lightest effective pressure, let the powered brush do the movement, and replace a worn head. A desensitising toothpaste can reduce symptoms, but pain at one tooth or pain that lingers needs diagnosis.