The Demon Called Sensitivity From Teeth Whitening

In this article we discuss sensitivity in much detail as it is commonly linked with teeth whitening and for many people becomes unavoidable. Sensitivity can come in two forms generally and happens either during or after the whitening has finished but either way will disappear in just a few days back to normal and will not give any levels of discomfort in the medium to long term.



Sensitivity is caused because the nerve endings in the teeth get disrupted during whitening and as previously stated is simply unavoidable for many people. The process of the whitening is to get the gel typically a peroxide based gel in the pores of the teeth to remove any staining and make the teeth look whiter and as a result the sensitivity can occur.



For many people it feels like a tingling of the teeth like the sensation you experience when you bite an icy lolly or ice cream but other than feeling strange will not hurt too much. This tingling pretty much disappears a few hours after the completion of any whitening treatment.



The other feeling is much acute and can really be quite painful. Typically it will give you no notification that the sensitivity is ready to build up and hit and then suddenly you get a jolting pain through the tooth which can travel in to the jaw like an electric shock. This does not happen to that many people but when it does can be quite traumatic.



For the acute sensation of sensitivity it can last a few days and then disappears completely and during this time the level of sensitivity will drop down bit by bit until nothing is felt.



One of the commonly discussed questions is what you can take for sensitivity to calm down the teeth and to date i have found nothing really works. Other than taking some pain killers you would take for a head ache and avoiding hot and cold foods nothing will really be effective.



Some of the talking points is putting sensidine toothpaste on the teeth or other pastes which claim to reduce sensitivity but really we are talking about shutting the barn door when the horse has bolted and its too late. Now if you suffer sensitivity in every day life then combined with some good advice from the dentists then you should be able to eradicate or calm down the sensitivity but the sensation form whitening is very different and that is why for many people it is to be expected.



Teeth whitening should not hurt the teeth or the gums in any way but short term sensitivity is the only negative thing and even this only lasts for a few days and then it passes and the teeth go back to normal.



Whitening the teeth can be such a positive thing for many people and therefore it is best not to focus on the negative but keep focussed on the nice set of white teeth you will achieve!

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