Unfortunately, tooth whiteners do not whiten crowns or old fillings. I do recommend having old discolored white or composite fillings polished before whitenting to see if there is superficial staining that can be easily polished away. Sometimes that can really help their appearance. If stains remain, you... more
Do all teeth whiteners work on crowns or colored fillings?
have stained crowns and fillings...need to whiten teeth!
3 answers to “Do all teeth whiteners work on...”
A: No whitening treatments affect dental crowns or filling
There are no whitening treatments that affect dental crowns or fillings. This can be good, as quite often we don't want our crowns or fillings to change color as time goes by.
A: Crowns and fillings cannot be whitened
Whitening treatments do not affect the colour of fillings or crowns, they only whitening the natural tooth surface. Your dentist should make you aware of this, especially if you have may crowns or tooth-coloured fillings at the front. Crowns and white fillings can, however, be changed after whitening treatment... more
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