A New Sensitive Teeth Treatment And Prevetnion Technology

Sensitive teeth is a curse of our times, and a great deal of modern people suffer from this problem. Teeth sensitivity known also as dental hypersensitivity is a condition connected with exposure of dentin and dental nerves to the environment, and such factors as poor dental care, dental problems like tooth decay, gum shrinking, or exposed tooth roots are among the most common causes of sensitive teeth. Also, this condition can be caused by increased consumption of sweet or sour foods, as well as by digestive condition known as acid reflux. Teeth sensitivity is revealed with such symptoms and signs as painful reactions in teeth caused by cold, hot, sweet and sour foods, air pressure, and other factors.

There are a number of effective solutions for sensitive teeth. Those can include at-home treatments like using special toothpaste, mouthwashes, chewing gums for sensitive teeth, etc., or professional in-office sensitive teeth treatment options like fluoride therapy, potassium nitrate therapy, strontium chloride therapy, the application of dental sealants, using various adhesives, and so on. Numerous studies and researches are currently being conducted in order to find new technologies and solutions for sensitive teeth treatment and prevention. As it is reported, a group of Japanese scientists at Kinki University’s Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology have created a revolutionary technology to eliminate the effects of all causes of teeth sensitivity and protect our teeth from damage causing teeth sensitivity.

Japanese dental scientists offer using invisible tooth-patch made from totally flexible and hard-wearing hydroxyapatite material, similar to natural tooth enamel. The material used for the procedure can be obtained as a very thin film (0.004 millimeters) and the technology includes special laser treatment of compressed blocks of hydroxyapatite that causes some particles of the material falling out and crystallizing on small blocks of salt. When a thin layer of such particles is formed, the salt can be simply dissolved in water, and the film can be transferred onto special filters for drying. Currently, the film is totally invisible, but Japanese experts say that it is possible to make it white and this way create sheer whitening effects for human teeth.

‘Dentists used to think an all-apatite sheet was just a dream, but we are aiming to create artificial [tooth] enamel,’ Shigeki Hontsu, one of the study leaders and professor at Kinki University, commented on the findings. ‘This is the world’s first flexible apatite sheet, which we hope to use to protect teeth or repair damaged enamel.’ The film can be put on to teeth surface and can play a role of totally natural tooth enamel. It has some microscopic holes so natural tooth enamel can be ventilated and remain in a perfect condition. Currently, the only problem with this new sensitive teeth treatment is quite long time necessary for the film to adhere to tooth enamel. According to Prof. Hontsu, it takes up to one day.

Professor Hontsu also reported that he himself had tried the newly developed sensitive teeth treatment on his own teeth, and he is convinced that it can work perfectly great for eliminating the effects of all causes of sensitive teeth and preventing this common dental health condition. It is estimated that it will take about 5 years before this new technology is ready to be used around the world as a practical dental treatment. However, since a very similar technology developed by a scientific group of the experts at Osaka Dental University has already been patented in Japan and South Korea, there is a probability that the new sensitive teeth treatment from the experts at Kinki University can be put in use as a cosmetic procedure just in two-three years from now.

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