Ice Cream Will Never Hurt You Again!

Do you say “no thanks” when someone offers you
a glass of iced tea or lemonade? And skip the sundae
when you take the kids for ice cream? All because
your teeth just hurt too much when they encounter
something cold? If so, you’re not alone.

Cold sensitivity like that is a complaint dentists hear
frequently. Even if the pain lasts just a moment it makes
it hard to enjoy the foods and drinks you love.

Stop putting up with the pain! Give us a call or come in
and speak with our team today. Just call my office at 248-433-6000.

A Simple Explanation
There may be a simple reason for the pain you feel
(in otherwise healthy teeth) when you eat or drink
something cold — or even go out into the cold air.
The crown of your tooth (the part you see) is covered
in nice hard enamel — but the root doesn’t enjoy that
kind of protection. In fact, it’s covered with a substance
called “cementum.” The cementum is considerably
softer than enamel, and can become quite permeable
as we age. A healthy tooth has nerves which run from
the outer cementum directly to the inner tooth pulp.
As long as your gums are at the proper level they cover
the cementum. But when gums recede — as a result of
improper brushing, or periodontal (gum) disease —
the cementum is left unprotected. So when you eat or
drink something cold — OUCH.

Instant Relief
Fortunately, today there’s a simple way to get instant
relief — a special protective bonding liquid that we
can apply to the root to protect your cementum and
reduce the tooth’s sensitivity. Although it doesn’t work
for everyone the vast majority of people are delighted
to find they can go back to enjoying all the frozen desserts
and ice-cold drinks they’ve been avoiding.

Guaranteed Results
If you’d like to try this treatment, simply tell our team
at your next visit, or give us a call.

We’ll apply it, then test to see if it’s worked for you.
If it has, you can say good-bye to the ouch and hello
to ice cream, icy cold drinks and other treats you’ve
been missing. If it hasn’t, there’s No Charge for the
treatment.

We look forward to taking the “Ouch” out of eating
and drinking all your favorite foods.

-Dr Kaz