rough and sharp tiny chips and cracks in the teeth appear it is also a sign that that the enamel on your teeth is eroding and your teeth are becoming weakersensitivity extreme temperatures like hot tea or cold beverage causes stabs of sensation in severe cases even breathing in cold air or drinking cool water becomes making your teeth more vulnerable to decay eating acidic and very sweet foods would cause a blow of sensation too it is sign of enamel erosion what can i do to prevent enamel erosioncertain measures can be taken to prevent enamel erosionhave acidic food and drinks just at mealtimes this will reduce the number of acid attacks on your teethuse straw to help drinks go to the back of your mouth which reduces long contact with your teethdairy products like cheese or milk helps cancel out the acid and thus can be consumed at the end of the mealsugar free gum helps produce more saliva which cancels out the acids and thus can be eaten after mealsbrush teeth at least one hour after eating or drinking anything this gives your teeth time to build up their mineral content againuse a smallheaded brush with medium to soft bristles and avoid hard brushing brush your teeth twice for maximum 2 to 3 minutes each time a day with fluoride toothpastespit out after brushing and do not rinse so that the fluoride stays on your teeth longercommon treatments for enamel erosion enamel is one of the toughest substances in the human body however it does not have any living or an active cell which is why it is unable to repair itself unlike other live body cells when they undergo any physical or chemical damage ultimately it means that enamel erosion is not reversible enamel will not grow back remineralizing toothpastes can do wonders on weakened enamel following are the common treatments for enamel erosion consultation with a good dentist will help control enamel erosion and improve the health of the teethavoid highly acidic foods and drinksavoid extreme temperature ie too hot or too cold foods and beveragesdesensitizing toothpaste with low abrasives should work well sealants may help reduce or arrest the progress of erosionfluoride application will help increase acid resistanceenamel erosion is not a very rapidly progressing condition rather it progresses gradually but lack of education dental hygiene awareness dental neglect fastens up its progress efforts are needed at grass root level in making the population as a whole understand the extreme importance of oral health prevention is better than curetooth decay is going to eventually affect everyone at an advanced age but if proper and diligent care is taken the teeth will stay strong and the smiles will last longreferencesten cate jm imfeld t dental erosion summary eur j oral sci 19961042 pt 2241244lussi a jaeggi t zer0 d the role of diet in the aetiology of dental erosion caries res 200438suppl 13444johansson ak lingstrom p birkhed d comparison of factors potentially related to