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Can I just scrape off the brown spots on my front teeth with a pin as there is no other way to remove them permanently? (Photo)

leeda.mJul 30, 2017
I have these brown spots on the front of my teeth and even the dentist doesn't exactly know why I have them since I'm regularly brushing and flossing and whenever the dentist cleans it it comes bak after a while. I heard that getting ur teeth cleaned regularly by the dentist does not damage ur tooth enamel so can I get a pin and scrape a bit off? Like whenever I do light scraping myself with a pin i can see the spots disappear easily.

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Dr. Josef Cordero, DDS
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Answered on Aug 1, 2017
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Dr. Patric Cohen, DDS, FAGD
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Answered on Aug 1, 2017
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Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, DDS
Dentist
Answered on Jul 31, 2017
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Dr. Joseph B. Silberman, DMD, FAGD
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Answered on Jul 31, 2017
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