What is my Best Bet to Treat my Tetracycline Stained Teeth?

Teeth whitening would not work for you if your teeth are tetracycline stained.  Teeth bleaching systems only remove what are called extrinsic stains (coffee, tea , red wine, etc.).  Tetracycline cases are treated with porcelain veneers giving excellent results.  Most cases can be done in two visits and your new smile will look stunning. Veneers can be made to give you the natural look that you are searching for.  Good luck. 

Tetracycline teeth are challenging to treat.  You can always start conservatively and  alter treatment as you go.  1-Try KOR WHITENING first.  Look it up on the Internet and check out the web site.  I would start there.  Tetracycline teeth are very grey- the KOR WHITENING will take out the yellow-You may still have a whiter grey but then you can evaluate if you want whiter teeth.  It WORKS.   2- Porcelain veneers are the next step but to mask the grey they will need to have some opaque-the grey can show through. Choose your dentist carefully.  3-For extreme issues including tetracycline stain and crooked teeth you may need to go to EMAX crowns.  They are inherently opaque and can be an option but definatley an agressive treatment.  Much success-

I treat a lot of patients with tetracycline stains and porcelain veneers are the only way to go.  Bonding is an outdated option and Lumineers are garbage.

Check out these before and after shots of tetracycline stains and the porcelain veneers.

In my opinion I would veneer your teeth, I have whitened many tetracylcine teeth with a procedure called KoR Whitening with terrific results but I think in your case placing veneers would be the better option. 

I feel that a veneer is the least invasive procedure.  By reducing the surface of the tooth appropriately, the porcelain can be made thick enough to mask the discoloration and retain the natural shape and appearance of the tooth.  I do not think Lumineers are a good choice, they are an inexpensive knock off of the traditional veneer and do not work well in your situation.

I would choose the veneer option

Good luck with whatever decision you make

Unlike foods and smoking which stain the surface of the teeth, tetracycline is absorbed into the tooth structure as it is forming anf growing.  It is an internal discoloration.  Tooth whitening will not succeed in masking this type of discoloration.  Plastic composite bonding can be used to hide the stains, but over time the composites will stain, margins break down and the restoration loose it's aesthetics.

I feel that a veneer is the least invasive procedure.  By reducing the surface of the tooth appropriately, the porcelain can be made thick enough to mask the discoloration and retain the natural shape and appearance of the tooth.  I do not think Lumineers are a good choice, they are an inexpensive knock off of the traditional veneer and do not work well in your situation.

Another alternative would be a crown.  Choosing between and veneer and crown would be dependent on whether there are significant dental restorations existing in these teeth already.