Medical Definition of Tooth root sensitivities

1. Oversensitivity of exposed roots of teeth to cold, hot, and sour foods because those roots are no longer protected by healthy gum and bone. Chronic gum disease contributes to toothache due to root sensitivities. The roots are the lower 2/3 of the teeth that are normally buried in bone. The bacterial toxins dissolve the bone around the roots and cause the gum and the bone to recede, exposing the roots. The sensitivities may be so severe that the person avoids any cold or sour foods. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tooth Root Sensitivities

tooth germ
tooth injuries
tooth ligation
tooth loss
tooth mobility
tooth movement
tooth plane
tooth polyp
tooth powder
tooth preparation
tooth pulp
tooth remineralization
tooth replantation
tooth resorption
tooth root
tooth root sensitivities (current term)
tooth sac
tooth shell
tooth shells
tooth socket
tooth spasms
tooth transplantation
toothache
toothache tree
toothaches
toothachey
toothachingly
toothachy
toothake
toothback

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