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Tetracycline Stains? (photo)

I have tetracycline stains on my teeth. It affects more of the upper half of my teeth. My right front tooth was chipped when I was 10 and I have bonding on it and the tooth next to it because it is recessed. I am wanting to get laminates done on those two teeth since the bonding has wore and yellowed some. I was waning to have Zoom or some other whitening done on my teeth before so I can get my 2 laminates the lightest I can. What can I realistically expect. Thanks.

2 Doctor Answers | Asked by calallen78
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Tetracycline Stains

You have a very broad smile. You should use ZOOM or any other quality bleaching product first. Then you should have Porcelain Veneers made for at least 8-10 of your upper teeth. If you do any fewer, than they will really stand out as being much whiter than the rest of your teeth whenever you smile.
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Tetracycline Stains

You have a very broad smile. You should use ZOOM or any other quality bleaching product first. Then you should have Porcelain Veneers made for at least 8-10 of your upper teeth. If you do any fewer, than they will really stand out as being much whiter than the rest of your teeth whenever you smile.

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Benoforia 27 Jan 2013
I also have the tetracycline stained teeth and after learning about the veneer, the KoR whitening home kit and laser whitening I decided to visit a dentist for the first time. Tho I've never had any teeth or gum complaint before. He explained the possible whitening treatments and told me he couldn't guarantee me a brilliant white teeth, but he could enhance the shades of my teeth. And he also said the teeth could achieve my desired whiteness, but it would depend on my teeth ability to absorb the whitening agents. He ran a check on me and told me I had 8 cavities and they have to get done before whitening. Each cavity, he said, would cost 85us$ to fill. Now, he has filled 4 cavities on the right side and I have an appointment with him on wednesday to fill up the remaining cavities. Then, he said he would clean the teeth after filling the cavity and that would cost 85us$. Afterwards, he suggested I do the laser teeth whitening (900us$) and follow it up with the home teeth whitening kit for 2 weeks (300us$). So, by wednesday I'll revist him so he can take the measurement of my teeth so as to make a perfectly shaped kit for my teeth. And then, we can proceed with the laser and I can take my kit home to use for 2 weeks.

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