Your Central London dentist can help you with tooth pain when it occurs. This tooth pain can occur as a result of years of neglect, or can occur due to pulpal injury. Pulpal injury to the tooth usually occurs when a cavity becomes too deep and the tooth has not received for this cavity. It can also occur if the dentinal layer of the tooth is exposed to the environment due to wear of the enamel or some other injury to the tooth. Tooth sensitivity is one of the most common causes of tooth pain. Dental pulp problems are reversible unless tooth decay has progressed into the pulp tissue. A root canal must be performed in order to eliminate tooth pain due to caries exposure. All infected pulpal and dentinal tissue must be removed, and all of the bacteria removed or killed. Other pulpal pain may be the result of sweets, abrupt temperature changes, and touch. If surrounding tissue is involved, an abscess may form. This abscess will be treated by your Central London dentist. If these problems are not addressed and treated, you will have more serious problems in the future. After your Central London dentist treats your tooth pain, the pain should subside in 24-48 hours. At times antibiotic and pain medication may be required. If the tooth cannot be saved, your tooth may require removal.

Although cavities are most usually thought of as the general signifier of tooth decay, a faculty member at The Health Science Centre, University College London, has articulated his concern, through a recently conducted research on teeth erosion, of more and more citizens becoming susceptible to the occurrence of the same. Tooth erosion, in contrast with tooth cavity, refers to a syndrome whereby the teeth lose their protective enamel making them more vulnerable even to the slightly unfavourable conditions. The threat becomes even greater because teeth erosion occurs silently and hardly manifests any medical symptom before late, the effect being most pronounced in the global metropolises, London not being an exception here.Researches, conducted by Prof. Bennett and his colleagues at the University of Texas, confirm the prevalence of the syndrome among more that 30% of all 10-14 years old and that the threat is showing only an upward trend. The multi-centre study involved 900 middle-school goers, which finally reached a conclusion jointly at the Health Science Centre and The Indiana University, University of California, San Francisco.

Prof. Bennett identifies some acids, found in various food products that are being increasingly consumed these days, being detrimental towards the natural behaviour of the teeth enamel, thereby causing steady erosion in the same. These acid-rich food items include some varieties of fruit juice, soft drinks, sports drinks, beer salts, herbal teas, some varieties of candy, etc, which when consumed in excess affects the teeth enamel causing gradual decay in the calcium cover. Although teeth erosion causes no pain or irritation in its early stages, prolonged exposure to these harmful substances can make the problem painful and a lot severe. Therefore, early detection is necessary in order to keep the condition well under one’s control.