New treatment for tooth hypersensitivity

[Gavin Boyd]

A brand new way of given patients a way of treating hypersensitivity in teeth looks to have been discovered.


Not only does it treat hypersensitivity in teeth Untied States researchers have discovered it also stops bacteria from causing more destruction.


A detailed study that took place in a New York University showed that a special formula of zinc ions and fluoride mixed with a matrix of calcium phosphate actually reverses the process of damage inflicted on teeth by Streptococcus mutans.


As well as preventing tooth hypersensitivity the mixture closed a large majority of tubules helping prevent streptococcus mutans attacking the teeth as aggressive as it would without the treatment.


It was at this years International Association of Dental Research in Barca Spain that the discovery was revealed to the dental health world.


Contained in Streptococcus mutans for around twenty four hours the samples of dentin where compared.

One group of samples received no treatment what so ever whilst one group of samples had been treated in the formulative concoction of fluoride calcium phosphate and zinc for eight minutes.

The astonishing findings where revealed as expected the samples without the fluoride/calcium phosphate/zinc treatment showed signs of the bacteria multiplying.

Whilst the sample that had the fluoride/calcium phosphate/zinc treatment It was found that the group with the fluoride/calcium phosphate/zinc formulation treatment did not have as many open tubules compared to the untreated samples.

The next step will be to find a way to implement these formulas whether that be adding these concoctions to toothpaste or treatments when patients visit dentists one thing for sure is that if it is as good as we think it could be it could bring down the costs of dental insurance plans as dental treatments become less frequent.