[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":100},["ShallowReactive",2],{"notizie-en-sensitive-teeth-causes-and-treatments":3},{"post":4,"body":31,"related":32},{"slug":5,"title":6,"date":7,"modified":8,"excerpt":9,"minutes":10,"image":11,"service":14,"en":15},"denti-sensibili-cause-e-rimedi","Denti sensibili: cause e rimedi","2018-11-09","2021-05-09","Degustare un gelato, una bibita ghiacciata o una bevanda molto calda non è più un piacere ma un’esperienza dolorosa? Talvolta, quando spazzoli i denti o utilizzi il filo interdentale, ti sanguinano…",2,{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":6},1200,628,"conservativa",{"slug":16,"title":17,"description":18,"excerpt":19,"minutes":10,"summary":20,"keywords":24,"imageAlt":30},"sensitive-teeth-causes-and-treatments","Sensitive Teeth: Causes and Treatments","Do ice cream or hot drinks make your teeth hurt? Learn what causes dentine hypersensitivity and how your dentist can treat sensitive teeth.","Has enjoying an ice cream, an iced drink or a very hot beverage stopped being a pleasure and become a painful experience? Do your gums sometimes bleed when you brush or floss? You probably have…",[21,22,23],"Tooth sensitivity can be caused by tooth decay, gum recession, worn enamel, fractured teeth or worn fillings.","Pain occurs when dentine loses its enamel or cementum covering, letting heat, cold and acids reach the nerve-rich pulp through microscopic channels.","Treatments range from desensitising toothpastes and fluoride gel to gum surgery, crowns or inlays and, in exceptional cases, root canal treatment.",[25,26,27,28,29],"sensitive teeth causes","sensitive teeth treatment","dentine hypersensitivity","toothpaste for sensitive teeth","teeth sensitive to cold","Woman biting an ice cube, a common trigger for sensitive teeth","\u003Cp>Has enjoying an ice cream, an iced drink or a very hot beverage stopped being a pleasure and become a painful experience? Do your gums sometimes bleed when you brush or floss? You probably have sensitive teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dentine hypersensitivity can have several causes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Tooth decay;\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Gum recession: for example as a result of gum inflammation or an aggressive brushing technique;\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Worn tooth enamel: for example as a result of acid erosion, bruxism (teeth grinding) or brushing too hard;\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Fractured teeth, for example following an injury;\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Worn fillings;\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>In a healthy tooth, a layer of enamel protects the crown, the part of the tooth visible above the gum. Below the gum line, a layer called cementum protects the roots. Beneath the enamel and cementum lies the dentine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dentine is much less dense than enamel and cementum, and it is made up of thousands of microscopic channels containing nerve fibres that connect with the inner part of the tooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When dentine loses its protective covering of enamel or cementum, these channels allow heat, cold and acid from food to reach the tooth’s pulp, which is rich in nerve endings, causing sharp pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good dental hygiene and a diet low in sugar and rich in low-acid fruit and vegetables (such as bananas, figs, carrots and spinach) can help prevent this troublesome condition. After all, it is always worth remembering that a healthy smile starts at the table, as we explained in this \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Ffoods-for-healthy-white-teeth\">article\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you suffer from sensitive teeth, you can reduce the symptoms by seeing your dentist, who will recommend one or more types of treatment depending on the cause:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Toothpastes for sensitive teeth\u003C\u002Fstrong>. These contain hydroxyapatite, the main component of bone tissue, or potassium salts, which make the nerve fibres in the pulp less excitable and so reduce pain. Several applications are usually needed before the sensitivity eases.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Fluoride gel application\u003C\u002Fstrong>. An in-surgery technique that strengthens tooth enamel and reduces the transmission of pain by applying a “varnish” to the teeth.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Subgingival cleaning and periodontal tissue reconstruction\u003C\u002Fstrong>. If deep cleaning of the gum pockets is not enough to make the receded gums reattach to the root, the dentist will need to reconstruct the deep and superficial periodontal tissues surgically.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Crown, inlay\u003C\u002Fstrong>. These are used to correct a defect or lesion of the tooth that causes dentine hypersensitivity.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Root canal treatment\u003C\u002Fstrong>: in exceptional cases, if the pain is sharp and persistent and cannot be treated any other way, the dentist will need to carry out root canal treatment on the tooth, that is, remove the dental pulp.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Having regular check-ups and professional dental cleaning sessions at least once a year is undoubtedly the best way to look after your teeth and prevent every kind of oral problem, including dentine hypersensitivity.\u003C\u002Fp>",[33,56,78],{"slug":34,"title":35,"date":36,"modified":8,"excerpt":37,"minutes":38,"image":39,"service":14,"en":40},"diciamo-stop-alla-carie","Diciamo stop alla carie!","2019-12-05","In Italia la carie colpisce quasi un bambino su due sopra i dieci anni. Come prevenire questo disturbo e proteggere a lungo il sorriso dei nostri bambini?",3,{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":35},{"slug":41,"title":42,"description":43,"excerpt":44,"minutes":38,"summary":45,"keywords":49,"imageAlt":55},"preventing-tooth-decay-in-children","Let’s Stop Tooth Decay: Protecting Your Child’s Smile","In Italy almost one child in two over ten has tooth decay. Learn how diet, daily hygiene, early check-ups and fissure sealants protect children’s teeth.","In Italy, tooth decay affects almost one child in two over the age of ten. How can we prevent it and protect our children’s smiles for years to come?",[46,47,48],"In Italy tooth decay affects an estimated 3% of children under 2, 22% at age 4 and almost 44% from age ten upwards.","Children should never fall asleep with a bottle, a dummy should never be dipped in sugar or honey, and bottle use should stop after the first year.","Children should see a paediatric dentist around age 2, and when the first permanent molars appear at 6 to 7 years they can be protected with fissure sealants.",[50,51,52,53,54],"tooth decay in children","how to prevent cavities in children","fissure sealants","baby bottle tooth decay","first visit to the paediatric dentist","Smiling child showing their teeth",{"slug":57,"title":58,"date":59,"modified":8,"excerpt":60,"minutes":38,"image":61,"service":14,"en":62},"le-otturazioni-in-amalgama-possono-causare-disturbi-come-fatica-cronica-fibromialgia-disturbi-del-sonno-e-depressione-la-questione-e-ancora-aperta","Le otturazioni in amalgama possono causare disturbi come fatica cronica, fibromialgia, disturbi del sonno e depressione? La questione è ancora aperta","2019-05-29","L’amalgama d’argento è il materiale più largamente usato dai dentisti di tutto il mondo per il restauro dei premolari e molari da più di un secolo, nonostante la sua potenziale tossicità dovuta alla…",{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":58},{"slug":63,"title":64,"description":65,"excerpt":66,"minutes":38,"summary":67,"keywords":71,"imageAlt":77},"amalgam-fillings-mercury-health-risks","Can Amalgam Fillings Cause Fatigue, Fibromyalgia or Depression?","Silver amalgam fillings contain about 50% mercury. Learn what research says about chronic fatigue, depression and other symptoms, and the alternatives.","Silver amalgam has been the material most widely used by dentists around the world to restore premolars and molars for more than a century, despite its potential toxicity due to the mercury it…",[68,69,70],"Silver amalgam is an alloy of silver, tin, copper, palladium and indium with liquid mercury making up about 50% of the material.","Mercury vapour is constantly released from amalgam fillings and absorbed through the mouth and lungs, but the effects of chronic low-level exposure are hard to prove.","Composite resin and ceramic are healthier, tooth-coloured alternatives to amalgam, and composites bond firmly to the tooth so restorations are invisible.",[72,73,74,75,76],"amalgam fillings mercury","are amalgam fillings dangerous","mercury fillings chronic fatigue","amalgam filling removal","alternatives to amalgam fillings","Close-up of a molar with a silver amalgam filling",{"slug":79,"title":80,"date":81,"modified":8,"excerpt":82,"minutes":10,"image":83,"service":14,"en":84},"le-carie-sono-ereditarie","Le carie sono ereditarie?","2019-05-12","Secondo un recente studio australiano, che ha coinvolto 250 coppie di gemellini, l’idea che esista una predisposizione genetica per le carie è infondata.",{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":80},{"slug":85,"title":86,"description":87,"excerpt":88,"minutes":10,"summary":89,"keywords":93,"imageAlt":99},"is-tooth-decay-hereditary","Is Tooth Decay Hereditary? What a Twin Study Found","An Australian study of 250 pairs of twins found no genetic predisposition to tooth decay. Find out which factors really cause cavities in children.","According to a recent Australian study involving 250 pairs of twins, the idea that there is a genetic predisposition to tooth decay is unfounded.",[90,91,92],"An Australian study of 250 pairs of twins, published in Pediatrics, found no clear differences in tooth decay between identical and non-identical twins.","The findings indicate that tooth decay depends mainly on environmental factors such as oral hygiene, diet and fluoride exposure rather than on DNA.","The study also identified maternal obesity as a risk factor for tooth decay in children, while periodontal disease, unlike decay, is about 50% genetic.",[94,95,96,97,98],"is tooth decay hereditary","are cavities genetic","twin study tooth decay","causes of tooth decay in children","is gum disease genetic","Twin children smiling",1793907067002]