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Teeth sensitivity has increased – chances are, you are suffering from the wedge-shaped defect

Oftentimes, the patient complains about the problem of short-term pain from sour, sweet, cold, or when touching the toothbrush during cleaning. Sometimes soreness is absent or the doctor during the examination states the diagnosis – the wedge-shaped defect. So what is this diagnosis all about?

These days, doctors allocate many reasons for the development of this condition. Quite often, a hard toothbrush and acidic foods (citrus, carbonated water, juices) are deemed as the main enemies. But they cannot be the root cause of the condition to begin with. At least due to the simple fact that the wedge-shaped defects are found not only in humans, but also in animals. You cannot suspect horses in using toothbrushes that are too hard or cats abusing Coca-Cola.

Any solid bodies, regardless of just how strong they may seem, are subject to abrasion under the influence of regular mechanical loads. The enamel of the tooth is not an exception. Although it is the hardest tissue of the human body, nevertheless, it may well be erases completely as a result of daily use. In addition to direct abrasion of the rubbing surfaces of the teeth, mechanical loading leads to enamel damage at the tooth's neck (in the overwhelming majority of cases - from the exterior side). That is, to the formation of a wedge-shaped defect.

The simple fact is that the tooth is not an absolutely rigid structure. The foods that drops into it during chewing and swallowing is actually quite a considerable load that it tries to extinguish, in part, with the micro-bend relative to its vertical axis. Simply put, the tooth is bent, and the maximum stress according to computer simulation data occurs precisely at the tooth's neck. Enamel in this place has minimum thickness. In addition, the tooth in this part experiences stretching, while in other places - compression. Enamel strength when stretching is 40 times less than when compressing.

As a result, cracking occurs and the enamel is deformed, leading to a V-shape defect. Just like paint cracks from a metal rod or chocolate icing cracks on glazed curd when trying to bend them.

This how the disease is being developed to begin with. But this is not the reason, as all teeth suffer from abrasion, and not everyone has a wedge-shaped defect. The original source of this misfortune is initially the inharmonious closing of the dentition - violation of occlusion or, in English, an incorrect bite.

In fact, the right bite is an extreme rarity, and the majority of the world's population lives happily, not knowing if they have such a problem. The fact that the teeth should not just "stand stragith", but function properly as well is the one that only a few people are keeping in mind.

So this is how the whole picture of the disease develops: the patient has minor bite abnormalities (or significant, but left untreated) => when chewing food the load is distributed nonharmoniously (some teeth work less, others recycle for them) => the hard-working teeth wear off faster than their brothers-loafers => as a result flat areas of adhesion are formed during chewing and instead of cutting the food, it is simply being crushed => to crush the food, the jaws have to develop a greater effort => enamel is not able to withstand the pressure, it cracks and crashes => a wedge-shaped defect is formed.

But do not get upset!!! There is a way to deal with any problem!!! Get in touch with a qualified as well as genuinely experienced dental professional asap!!!