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Polishing teeth to make them shiny?

HealthInfo101Oct 8, 2016
I have a front tooth where the front surface is scuffed up and as a result is dull (I was filing a sharp corner with sand paper and accidentally scratched the front surface? Is there a burr or aome sort of tooth that they can smoothen and polish the surface of the tooth with?

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Dr. Doug Jopling, DDS
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Answered on Oct 23, 2016
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Dr. Kathy Zahedi, DDS
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Answered on Oct 11, 2016
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Dr. Joseph B. Silberman, DMD, FAGD
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Answered on Oct 10, 2016
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Dr. Vicki Borowski, DDS
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