Are your teeth getting smaller and becoming sensitive?

03/20/2012 14:58:00

Are your teeth getting smaller? Become sensitive? Attrition may be the problem.

Attrition What is it?: Attrition is the normal wearing away of teeth due to tooth-to-tooth contact, as in chewing or grinding. It is associated with theaging process; the older a person becomes, the more attrition is exhibited. It is seen in the permanent teeth as well as the milk set (although less); there is gradual reduction in the height of the teeth and consequent flattening of the grinding surfaces. As the enamel, the top most layer of the tooth, wears off, the layer beneath, the yellow tinged dentin is exposed causing discoloration and sensitivity and sometimes pain.What can be completed : There is no specific treatments; fillings do not help but caps for severely damaged teeth can be completed.

Is there a link between teeth whitening and cancer?

07/12/2011 19:49:00

Teeth Whitening Agents Do Not Cause Cancer - Hydrogen Peroxide Found to Have No Negative Health Effects
Common tooth whitening products, which have been used by millions of people, are found to be safe and do not increase the risk of oral cancer when used as directed. This exhaustive review of the literature, including numerous unpublished clinical studies involving over four,000 human subjects, appeared in an article by Dr. Ian Monroe entitled, " Use of Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Tooth Whitening Products and it Relationship to Oral Cancer," published in Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry.

Clinical and laboratory knowledge on tooth whitening products show no facts for the development of oral cancer or of other effects that could be associated with increased oral cancer risk. Exposures to hydrogen peroxide, usually the effective ingredient in tooth whiteners, are low and of short of a period (30-60 minutes) to cause any oral tissue changes that could enhance risks for oral cancer development. Concentrations of hydrogen peroxide quickly decline to near undetectable levels usually within 15 to 60 minutes.

Given the likely use of tooth whitening products by smokers, the review also sought to examine any possibility of increased oral cancer development due to combined exposure (i.e., hydrogen peroxide and carcinogenic agents that are present in cigarette smoke). A feasible combined-effect, as seen in the increased likelihood of lung cancer development in smokers also exposed to asbestos, was found to be groundless with regards to bleaching and smoking and further illustrates the relative safety of tooth whitening products.

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Are your teeth getting smaller and becoming sensitive?

Is there a link between teeth whitening and cancer?