Hydroxyapatite reduces sensitive teeth

Sensitive teeth are painful and affect the quality of life. Both hot meals and drinks and cold foods, such as ice cream, trigger an unpleasant stimulus when eating. This hypersensitivity stems from the fact that the dentine with its open tubules is completely exposed. Be it a regression of the gums or a missing tooth enamel as a result of erosions or the like. Dentinal tubules are formed during tooth development: the tooth-forming cells, called odontoblasts, migrate from the pulp towards the crown of the tooth and allow the dentin to grow. These odontoblastic migration paths persist even after tooth development. These are the dentinal tubules.

There are numerous approaches to treating hypersensitive teeth: inhibiting the action potential of the nerves with toothpaste containing potassium and sealing the tubules with various compounds (strontium salts, calcium complexes containing arginine, silicates, etc.). Hydroxyapatite also pursues the latter goal – and very efficiently. High-resolution scanning electron images (SEM) show an almost complete closure of all dentinal tubules with hydroxylapatite microcrystals. The use of hydroxyapatite in tooth rinses and other dental care products has been clinically proven many times. An effect can be measured after just a few days of use.

conclusion

Hydroxyapatite is very suitable for treating patients with sensitive teeth. The exposed dentinal tubules are closed and thus inhibit the transmission of stimuli.