Are your teeth sensitive?  Teeth can become sensitive for many reasons.  Here are the 10 biggest causes of tooth sensitivity.  You brush too hard.  Overtime you can wear down the protective layer of your teeth.  When this happens it exposes microscopic hollow tubes or canals that lead to your nerves, making you sensitive to; hot, cold, sweets, acids. You eat acidic foods. This also wears down the protective layer of your teeth, making the nerves more accessible. You are a tooth grinder.  Grinding your teeth wears down your enamel, eventually exposing your hollow tubes that lead to your nerves.  Dr. Bomstad and Dr. Karban can help you with grinding by making you a custom bite guard.  You use tooth-whitening toothpaste.  Tooth-whitening toothpaste contains chemicals that can make your teeth more sensitive. You use a lot of mouthwash.  Like tooth-whitening toothpaste, mouthwash also contains chemicals, as well as alcohol, that can make your teeth sensitive.  If you use a … [Read more...]