Contents:
- Medical Video: Dental Care for Teeth & Gums : Can Green Tea Cure Gum Disease?
- What is the beginning of sensitive teeth?
- Green tea extract is effective for treating sensitive teeth
- There are still other benefits of green tea extract
Medical Video: Dental Care for Teeth & Gums : Can Green Tea Cure Gum Disease?
Having sensitive teeth is certainly not comfortable. Eating and drinking a little cold or hot makes your teeth ache. Apart from using special toothbrushes and toothpaste, you can also treat your teeth with green tea. Yes! A new study proves that green tea extract is believed to be able to treat sensitive teeth. How does it work?
What is the beginning of sensitive teeth?
Sensitive teeth occur when the enamel layer (the protective layer of the teeth) is eroded so that the dentine layer below it is exposed to the surrounding environment. Dentin has a hollow structure that can channel hot and cold fluids towards the pulp, especially to the tooth nerve.
Well, if the protective layer of the tooth is damaged, the hot and cold liquid will automatically enter the dentin to the dental nerve in the pulp area. This condition then causes sensitive teeth that are marked by pain and pain when you eat and drink something hot or cold.
Owners of sensitive teeth are usually more prone to experience cavities because the dentine pits have been infected with bacteria.
Green tea extract is effective for treating sensitive teeth
To treat sensitive teeth, the dentist usually closes the exposed and damaged dentine layer using a material called nanohydroxyapatite (n-HAp) or also fluoride, potassium nitrate, and other active ingredients.
Even so, researchers from Wuhan University led by Dr. Cui Huang found that green tea has great potential for the treatment of sensitive teeth thanks to its antibacterial properties. These findings have been published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, reported by Medical News Today.
Green tea includes foods high in antioxidant polyphenols, specifically epigallocatechin-3-gallate (ECGC). Some previous studies have shown that this compound is effective against Streptococcus mutans, a type of bad bacteria in the mouth that causes cavities and damages the dentine layer.
Research from Wuhan University reported that the procedure for closing dentin with nanohydroxyapatite (n-HAp) coupled with ECGC compounds from green tea extract was able to inhibit S. mutans formation on the dentine surface, maintain the integrity of the dentine layer, and make the tooth layer more resistant to S mutans. These various benefits of green tea are believed to help the efficacy of treating sensitive teeth.
There are still other benefits of green tea extract
Not only limited to the problem of sensitive teeth, green tea extract is also no less good for supporting your body's health, including contributing a number of antioxidants; reduce the risk of cancer; support brain function; maintain healthy heart and skin; to reduce high blood pressure.
If you are interested in trying it, you can consume green tea extract in capsule, liquid or powder form. It is important to continue to consult with your doctor, regarding the consumption schedule and how many doses are needed once.
