Why do your tooth hurt when you drink something cold
Cold sensitivity in tooth usually happens because the nerve-rich layer under your enamel, called dentin, has become exposed. Scientists have actually pinpointed the exact mechanism behind that sharp jolt. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital identified a gene called TRPC5 that sits inside cells called odontoblasts, the cells lining the space between your enamel and the […]
Tooth decay warning signs you should never ignore
It starts as something easy to dismiss. A faint twinge when drinking something cold. A subtle ache that comes and goes. A tooth that feels slightly off but never quite painful enough to act on. And so it gets ignored — for days, then weeks, then months — until what could have been a simple […]