There’s a special type of pain when something that is just too cold hits your teeth. This pain is so visceral, medical textbooks written throughout human history have recounted tales of a “tooth worm, ...

Tooth-worm's elusive identity revealed - it's odontoblasts [Nicholas Spinelli] An international team of scientists has linked the sharp stabbing tooth pain that some of us might experience when eating ...

India, Oct. 30 -- Berlin (dpa) - When inhaling cold winter air through your teeth sets off a stabbing nerve pain, you know something is wrong. For anyone with sensitive teeth, milkshakes, ice cream ...

With the cooler temps outside, chances are you've switched on the heat indoors, but if you're still feeling some sensitivity in your teeth when you go out, it can be startling. "The brisk air outside ...

Odontoblasts, the cells that form a tooth's dentin, have a newly discovered function: Sensing cold, which can trigger pain in teeth; but scientists have also found a way to block the pathway to ...

Researchers report in Science Advances that they have uncovered a new function for odontoblasts, the cells that form dentin, the shell beneath the tooth's enamel that encases the soft dental pulp ...

Tooth sensitivity affects millions of adults and often interferes with everyday activities such as eating, drinking, and breathing in cold air. According to Ridgetop Dental, sensitivity typically ...

An ion channel called TRPC5 acts as a molecular cold sensor in teeth and could serve as a new drug target for treating toothaches. For people with tooth decay, drinking a cold beverage can be agony.