Tooth suddenly acid considered physiological or pathological and caused, physiological common in the diet, pathologic considerations for hidden cracks, dental caries, periodontitis and other diseases and caused.
1. Physiological factors: patients in the daily diet, eating too much acidic food in a short period of time, which leads to discomfort in the teeth, and feel sour teeth. Especially common sauerkraut, plums, prunes and so on.
2. Pathologic factors: commonly found in hidden cracks, dental caries, periodontitis and other diseases.
(1) cryptic cracks: the surface of the teeth because of some factors for a long time, and the emergence of non-physiological cracks that are not easy to observe, when involved in the dentin, which can lead to the dentin by the sweet and sour stimulation of the phenomenon of sour teeth.
(2) Dental caries: It is a phenomenon of progressive destruction of hard tissues of the dentin due to various factors such as bacterial infection. Caries cavities can involve the dentin, resulting in over-sensitization of the dentin and the appearance of acidity when eating acidic things.
(3) Periodontitis: It is a chronic inflammation caused by the bacteria in plaque invading Asian tissues, which can lead to destruction of periodontal supportive tissues, gingival recession and exposure of tooth roots, which can lead to acidity after being stimulated by hot, cold, sweet and sour stimuli.
So when the patient’s teeth are suddenly sour, it is important to pay attention to timely consultation and treatment in the hospital.