What does tooth sensitivity look like?

Tooth sensitivity is an extremely common and uncomfortable symptom, like a sudden cold shuriken that suddenly stabs your nerves from the depths of your mouth. Imagine you're holding a cup of ice cream in your hand on a sunny afternoon, ready to enjoy this sweet favour. However, when your teeth come into contact with the ice cream, a sharp pain travels like an electric current from your mouth straight to your brain, turning your sweet moment into an excruciatingly painful one. Or on a cold winter's day, you're about to warm yourself up with a sip of steaming hot coffee, only to feel a sharp stabbing pain as the first sip comes into contact with your teeth, turning your hot beverage experience into a nightmare. This is tooth sensitivity, a phenomenon that causes your teeth to experience a brief, sharp pain when stimulated by hot, cold, sour or sweet.