From the age of 10, I have had a dark discolouration on my two front teeth. It’s gotten worse over the years and I am planning on getting teeth whitening. I am wondering is this the right course to take to fix this issue?
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In the photo we can't see what kind of stains you are referring to, but we can see translucency, which is a normal characteristic in the incisal third of the teeth. Also between the central incisors there is a small black triangle that is caused by tooth recession, which may be due to...
Fillings, unfortunately, can't be whitened with the whitening strips you are using. The hydrogen peroxide would be ineffective on them, same as if you had any crowns. Fillings can change color over time with darkened foods and beverages like coffee, tea, red wine, soy sauce, etc. If this is...