If your teeth are stained or discolored,chances are you've gone to some lengths to achieve a whiter,brighter smile.Perhaps you've experimented with the variety of toothpastes on the market today,purchased some of the home bleaching kids sold in drug stores.Today,there is no need to suffer from social embarrassment or psychological trauma because of stained or discolored teeth.Suitable cosmetic dental treatment can provide both predictable and positive long-term results.

SURFACE STAINS

  • Occurs primarily between teeth and on the surfaces of crooked teeth.Typically are dark brown
  • Are caused by strong discoloring agents such as coffee,tea, and tobacco
  • Usually can be managed with daily oral hygiene combined with regular visits to your dentist for professional cleanings

SOFT DEPOSITS

  • Are caused by a sticky film that builds up on the teeth over time or a cement-like substance that forms when plaque is not removed. Bacterial in origin
  • May be the byproduct of ineffective oral hygiene
  • Can appear as dark or whitish areas around the gum line,most often on the lower front teeth
  • Typically disappear after thorough dental scaling and polishing

INTRINSIC STAINS

  • Includes white spots on enamel surface and bands of brownish gray across the teeth
  • May be caused by faulty hardening of the tooth before birth or the interruption of normal enamel formation by medication or disease
  • Often appear in the people who were treated with the antibiotic tetracycline before the age of 8 years or whose mothers took the drug while pregnant.
  • Can result from the use of the certain antibiotics
  • May be caused by advanced decay or by old or defective silver fillings

STOP STAINING YOUR TEETH

  • Limit the amount of coffee and tea in your daily diet
  • Avoid smoking
  • Make regular visits to your dentist for professional cleaning
  • Remember that brushing of teeth is for cleaning them but not whitening them
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