TOOTH DISCOLORATION
There are two factors causing tooth discoloration
CAUSES:
2.GREEN OR ORANGE STAINS
INTRINSIC STAINS :
There are two factors causing tooth discoloration
- Extrinsic factor
- Intrinsic factor
EXTRINSIC FACTORS:
1.BROWN AND BLACK STAINS:
1.BROWN AND BLACK STAINS:

- Habitual smoking
- Drinking dark coloured beverages like tea or coffee
- Scaling
- Dental pumice to remove the stains and then prophylactic paste to smoothen the tooth surface
PREVENTION
- Avoid smoking
- Avoid drinking dark colored beverages to minimize food colours being absorbed
2.GREEN OR ORANGE STAINS
CAUSES
- Tooth has not been cleaned thoroughly,accumulating dental plaque containing bacteria and fungi that can produce color and formed green and orange stains
- Scaling
PREVENTION
- Brush twice daily both morning and night
- Use dental floss
INTRINSIC STAINS :
CAUSES:
TREATMENT
- If antibiotic like tetracyclin is taken during development of teeth
- Bleaching
- laminate veneer
GREYISH BLACK STAINS:
CAUSE 1:
Tooth decay
TREATMENT
- The dentist removes the tooth decay and put on a filling.
CAUSE 2:
Pulp necrosis
- Trauma
- Tooth decay
TREATMENT:
- Endodontic treatment like root canal treatment, sometimes with or without periapical surgery.
- If teeth still appears discoloured ,dentist treat the discoloured tooth with veneering or crown
BROWNISH YELLOW OR WHITE PATCH:
1. EARLY TOOTH DECAY
TREATMENT:
- Dentist can apply topical fluoride on to the surface of the tooth,early tooth decay can be remineralised
2. DISTURBANCE DURING TOOTH DEVELOPMENT
CAUSE:
If the milk tooth is so much decayed then the pulp gets exposed ,the bacteria moves beyond the apex of milk tooth and affect the permanent tooth bud.
TREATMENT:
Filling
Laminate veneers
Crown
3. FLUOROSIS STAINS
- Intake of excessive fluoride concentrated water
TREATMENT
- Bleaching
- Veneering
- Crown
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427/200B Gums and teeth laser dental clinic
Mambakkam main road
Medavakkam
Chennai 600100
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427/200B Gums and teeth laser dental clinic
Mambakkam main road
Medavakkam
Chennai 600100
Ph 9962497766
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