Gums and Teeth Laser and Implant Dental Center

                             TOOTH DISCOLORATION

There are two factors causing tooth discoloration

1. Extrinsic factor
2. Intrinsic factor

EXTRINSIC FACTORS: 

1.BROWN AND BLACK STAINS:

                                                                                                                               CAUSES:

• Habitual smoking
• Drinking dark coloured beverages like tea or coffee 

 TREATMENT

• 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 

TREATMENT

• Scaling

PREVENTION

• Brush twice daily both morning and night
• Use dental floss

INTRINSIC STAINS :

1.GREYISH BLUE TO BROWNISH YELLOW STAINS:

CAUSES:

• If antibiotic like tetracyclin is taken during development of teeth

TREATMENT:

• 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

CAUSE

• 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

Ph 9962497766