TOOTH ENAMEL DAMAGE

Your tooth enamel is the strongest part of your body, and it needs to be. It protects the softer, more sensitive, important inner areas of your teeth, which means it’s a valuable shield. If your tooth enamel starts wearing down, it can cause tremendous pain and problems down the road. That’s why the Barrie family dentists at the Chapnick Dental Office are so interested in making sure you take care of your enamel.

Enamel loss is an important issue for everyone, but it’s especially important to family dentists because children are uniquely vulnerable to enamel problems. Tooth enamel loss has a number of causes, including:

• Frequent consumption of sugary drinks, such as soda
• Eating lots of sour food or candy
• Acid reflux disease
• Drugs or supplements, such as vitamin C, that have high acidity
• Too-vigorous teeth brushing

Fortunately, enamel loss is easily preventable through simple dental hygiene and frequent, regularly scheduled trips for you and your child to our family dentists.

Should your enamel loss prove too significant, our family dentists can treat the problem with either tooth bonding or by fitting a dental crown over the affected tooth.

If you’re looking for an experienced family dentist in the Barrie area, please contact Chapnick Dental Office today.