{"id":1325,"date":"2014-05-30T06:04:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T06:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygreatsmile.com\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2025-03-27T05:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T05:06:46","slug":"might-know-may-suffering-tooth-erosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mygreatsmile.com\/blog\/might-know-may-suffering-tooth-erosion\/","title":{"rendered":"You Might Not Know It But You You May Be Suffering from Tooth Erosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tooth erosion is often referred to as the silent epidemic when it comes to oral health. While the advances in oral health care today has come a long way, resulting to better quality of life, tooth erosion remains to be a common problem among individuals of all ages. We have even noticed a similar trend here at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygreatsmile.com\/meet-our-dentists.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts dental practice<\/a>, particularly with the increasing number of patients who complain about having sensitive teeth.<\/p>\n<p>Other signs that you may have tooth erosion include unexplained tooth discoloration, the appearance of sand-blasted or rounded teeth, transparency along the biting edges, and presence of cracks.<\/p>\n<p><b>What Causes Tooth Erosion?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The best way to prevent tooth erosion from happening is to know what causes it. By and large, tooth erosion is a result of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Acidic foods and drink<\/strong>s such as pickles, salad dressings, sports drinks, carbonated beverages, \u00a0and fruit juices. In addition, the sugar in acidic beverages may also increase one\u2019s risk of tooth decay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dry mouth syndrome<\/strong>. Your saliva plays a huge role in neutralizing the acidity in your mouth hence tooth erosion may result from having dry mouth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certain medications.<\/strong> Tooth erosion may occur either due to the acidic nature of medications or its ability to cause dry mouth as an adverse effect.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Health\u00a0conditions that promote regurgitation of stomach acids<\/strong> such as bulimia and acid reflux.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brushing immediately after consumption of acidic foods and drinks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let us help you figure out if you have tooth erosion and help you find ways to\u00a0avoid it\u00a0from happening. \u00a0\u00a0Call us at (413) 241-3264 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygreatsmile.com\/contact.html\">fill out this contact form<\/a> to schedule an appointment today. We look forward to meeting you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tooth erosion is often referred to as the silent epidemic when it comes to oral health. 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