California Dental Insurance, Prevent Toothbrush Damage to Your Teeth.
Toothbrush damage also know as toothbrush abrasion is the damage to your teeth and gums as a result from the use of excessive force in brushing. As important as it is to brush your teeth regularly you do not want to become over-zealous and brush with too much force. Toothbrush abrasion affects your teeth as well as your gums.
An earliest sign of the problem is what people describe as a ‘little ledge’ in the tooth at the very margin of the gum. Sensitivity to cold is a quite common feature with toothbrush abrasions. As the damage progresses it becomes more and more noticeable, with the gum tissue receding back causing the tooth to look longer as more of its root surface is exposed. The damage to the tooth eventually manifests as a v-shaped notch at the gum margin which increases over time both in width and depth.