Is it possible to whiten or correct the staining on my front middle tooth? It stains quicker than the rest. It's been filled. Would replacing the filling correct it? Is there a way to protect a filling so it doesn't stain again? My dentist x rayed the tooth and found it was not dead and did not have a new cavity. She said I would have to get an ~$900 cap to fix it, because the tooth underneath the filling is probably just yellower. Prior to the filling, this tooth was not discolored.
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Looks like simple surface staining. This should polish right off. Do you drink coffee, tea or red wine? These are common causes of surface stain. Are you taking iron supplements or using chew-able vitamins. These can cause staining as well.Douglas Jopling, DDSDallas,TX area
It has long been proven that the light does little to speed up the whitening. Tray whitening such as KOR, Day White or Opalescense is still the most. Effective. In office whitening does speed up the process but doesn't always get teeth their whitest. Most types of whitening are very safe, but ...
This is a debatable point. Every dentist and tech likes to trim the whitening trays differently. Some scallop the trays some have them extended past the gums and strait across. More resent studies done by Clinicians Report recommends extending the trays past the gums and not scalloping th...
