Having sensitive teeth is often a lifelong burden that causes pain when a person eats or drinks something hot or cold. However, people who experience tooth sensitivity can often experience pain even when eating sweet or spicy foods, or just breathing cold air.

Tooth sensitivity happens as a result of enamel damage, therefore exposing the softer tissues of the tooth. These in turn carry the food’s temperature to the inside of your tooth. How does this happen? Here’s everything you need to know about sensitive teeth and tooth nerve pain.

An article by Dr. Nhien Lu. Originally published by Your Dental Health Resource.

Read the full article here: SENSITIVE TEETH? LEARN MORE ABOUT TOOTH NERVE PAIN