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Tooth Sensitivity!! Do you feel that your tooth is sensitive to any hot drinks or cold drinks you take? Have you ever felt that you have a sharp shooting sensation whenever you eat or drink any sort of warm drinks like tea,coffee etc or when you eat sweets, chocolates and that sensitivity may long for few seconds to few minutes ?? Tooth sensitivity is the discomfort that occurs due to exposure of dentine through loss of enamel  or gum recession.Toothsensitivity  basically occurs when the dentin layer of the tooth gets exposed to hot,cold, sweet or sour foods and beverages. So what you need to do is first if at home,start with lukewarm water saline rinses.This will eliminate the problem for temporarily basis.If the problem is much more deeper and you encounter this act soon after you have temporarily defeated the problem and still it continues ,then you  surely  should visit to your dentist. Now the Dentist will be able to figure it o...

TICKING SOUND IN EAR/JAW Ah!! My jaw hurts! Jaw popping or clicking can be painful feeling which is caused by dysfunction of TMJ(Tempero-mandibular joint) Q1-Why does my jaw click when I eat? Q2-What does it mean when your jaw pops? Q3-How should I stop my jaw from that clicking sound? Have your ever encountered any of these type of situations?? And If Yes,then you are checking the right stuff here.Such problems may arise in anyone which should be taken care from the day one ,so this may not further increase the problem. You may feel near your jaw some strange ticking sound whenever you close and open your mouth or when you eat you feel that sound has increased more often. This can be of two types.So you need to judge and differentiate it better where is the particular area you are encountering it. Firstly,it may be  in your ear that's the point. Second can be your jaw. 1-If the problem is in the ear it is mainly due to dysfunction of Eustachian T...