How To Tell if You Have Tooth Wear
What is tooth wear?
well tooth wear can be the enamel on the teeth getting worn away due to teeth being ground down either by grinding the teeth or by an acidic diet. Tooth wear is different to decay in that the way it develops and also the symptoms it presents.
So how do you know if you have tooth wear ?
here are a few signs
If you grind your teeth either at night
if you being to notice the teeth getting shorter or some teeth in one side getting shorter than the others
if you find some soreness in your muscles in the side of your face in the mornings, which is a indication that your grinding your teeth at night.
If your teeth are getting sensitive to cold or are breaking away
in the next blog post we will discuss what can be done to help if you have worn your teeth down if in the meantime you need further help or advice please give us a call on 01772 717316 or email us on info@lifestyledental.co.uk