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You must seek care from a dentist. Your issues cannot be treated at home, must be professionally done at a dentists office.
The picture is fuzzy, but there appears to be a developmental defect in that tooth, perhaps caused by a high fever or injury when that tooth was developing years ago. There really is no home treatment for it. A dentist can cosmetically improve it.
We see and hear this more and more often. Teeth are naturally more translucent in the bottom third. However, if yours are becoming progressively more and more translucent, then you might be wearing out the enamel due to a poor bite or possibly over-bleaching them. I would seek care...
Hi there, Typically after any sort of whitening, avoid organic stains such as coffee, tea, red wine, dark chocolate, turmeric, etc for 3-5 days. Even over the counter whitening products such as white strips can leave you vulnerable to post-treatment stain uptake. It's also a good idea to...
If some of the bleaching gel gets around the tray and stays on the gums it can burn the tissue. The good news is that it will heal quickly. You can try drying the tissue and placing some vitamin E gel (break open a gelcap) or just ibuprofen if it is really painful. If it's not...
White spots that appear on teeth after bleaching can occur when there are hypocalcifications (under mineralized tooth enamel) on teeth prior to bleaching. This is more common on younger teeth that may have been exposed to too much fluoride. They tend to fade somewhat and will not apppear as...
Unfortunately I see this all too often especially with young adults (kids) that don't take care of their teeth while having braces. Simply whitening the teeth generally does not take away the "staining". Most of the time it s bright white area on the tooth or a decalcified area....
Absolutely, you can have your teeth whitening if you have a permanent retainer. Teeth whitening gel is placed only on the front side of the tooth. The retainer on the back of your teeth should not get in the way of the whitening process in any way. So go for it. Whitening...