Hi everyone, hope you are all well.
I've noticed that my top front teeth on the back side have a serious amount of enamel worn away from them. This looks like something that has been deteriorating over several years but I have only just noticed.
I'm 34 years of age. In reasonably good health. I generally stay away from soft drinks and food which is bad for my health although I don't eat perfectly. I do eat sugar, chocolate and some things which are considered bad for your health.
I brush my teeth twice daily. I've had sensitive teeth ever since the age of about 10 years old. My parents took me to various dentists around that age in an attempt to try and diagnose the aching in my teeth. One dentist told me that I had sensitive teeth. It seemed to be correct. Every time I ate and eat fruit, drink anything mildly acidic I get tooth ache. After consuming these kind of products I have to immediately rinse my mouth with water and sometimes brush my teeth, otherwise I will suffer 2 weeks of pain in my teeth when eating other types of usually harmless food.
So I've been careful with my teeth every since I was logical enough to do so. Probably around the age of 10 as mentioned above.
I went to a dentist at the age of about 28. He told me that I had the best teeth he had ever seen for someone my age. However, he expressed concern. He said I appear to be brushing my teeth too hard and possibly grinding my teeth during my sleep. He gave me a guard to sleep with to prevent damage from grinding but I found it too hard to sleep with so couldn't use it.
I recently purchased an electric toothbrush with a pressure censor to prevent myself from brushing too hard. It is at this time I have noticed the enamel wear on the back of my front top teeth.
That is generally my oral history. What can I do to fix this problem and what kind of treatment should I take? Ideally, I'd like to stay away from anything too invasive etc. I would prefer to take a natural approach wherever possible.
I would like to stay away from Veneers and Crowns, specifically for my front teeth to avoid problems during old age.
I've been reading about processes to restore enamel. I've seen various products. Do they work? My research suggests that scientists are close to creating a process for the regeneration of enamel, however, we currently do not have it.
So what treatments do you professionally recommend?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards
Martin
I've noticed that my top front teeth on the back side have a serious amount of enamel worn away from them. This looks like something that has been deteriorating over several years but I have only just noticed.
I'm 34 years of age. In reasonably good health. I generally stay away from soft drinks and food which is bad for my health although I don't eat perfectly. I do eat sugar, chocolate and some things which are considered bad for your health.
I brush my teeth twice daily. I've had sensitive teeth ever since the age of about 10 years old. My parents took me to various dentists around that age in an attempt to try and diagnose the aching in my teeth. One dentist told me that I had sensitive teeth. It seemed to be correct. Every time I ate and eat fruit, drink anything mildly acidic I get tooth ache. After consuming these kind of products I have to immediately rinse my mouth with water and sometimes brush my teeth, otherwise I will suffer 2 weeks of pain in my teeth when eating other types of usually harmless food.
So I've been careful with my teeth every since I was logical enough to do so. Probably around the age of 10 as mentioned above.
I went to a dentist at the age of about 28. He told me that I had the best teeth he had ever seen for someone my age. However, he expressed concern. He said I appear to be brushing my teeth too hard and possibly grinding my teeth during my sleep. He gave me a guard to sleep with to prevent damage from grinding but I found it too hard to sleep with so couldn't use it.
I recently purchased an electric toothbrush with a pressure censor to prevent myself from brushing too hard. It is at this time I have noticed the enamel wear on the back of my front top teeth.
That is generally my oral history. What can I do to fix this problem and what kind of treatment should I take? Ideally, I'd like to stay away from anything too invasive etc. I would prefer to take a natural approach wherever possible.
I would like to stay away from Veneers and Crowns, specifically for my front teeth to avoid problems during old age.
I've been reading about processes to restore enamel. I've seen various products. Do they work? My research suggests that scientists are close to creating a process for the regeneration of enamel, however, we currently do not have it.
So what treatments do you professionally recommend?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards
Martin
