Substances including red wine, coffee, tea, smoking and even iron tablets can cause the teeth's surface to become stained. As we age the hard white enamel wears down revealing more of the soft, yellow dentine underneath. Tartar, a hard yellow, brown or black substance forms when too much plaque collects close to the gums. Some people have staining inside the tooth, which may have been caused by certain medication or when the teeth were developing during childhood.

Permanent teeth are normally more yellow than primary teeth. This becomes very apparent when the child is between the ages of seven and ten, where the adult teeth are next to the very white baby teeth. Once the child has lost several more baby teeth, most children appear to have very white smiles. » Return to Top

We offer several different teeth whitening options that can be done in our office or in the privacy of your own home. To determine which option is best suited for your needs, we recommend you contact our office to schedule an initial consultation.

You may notice a slight change in color several months down the road but that can be taken care of in just a couple of nights every 6 months or so. A lot depends on you if you are a smoker or if you drink a lot of tea or coffee you might notice a change sooner. Generally though your teeth will not return to the color

The first step is to get a cleaning using a "prophy jet" with a baking soda spray and tooth polishing as the last step. This will help your dentist evaluate the type and amount of real discoloration present in your teeth. Then, a two-step in-office bleaching technique using heat/lamp or the new laser approach is combined with the usual "matrix home bleach" for the safest, quickest way to whiter teeth. Subsequent follow-up is recommended to maintain your new tooth color.

This is a natural change as we age. Your teeth may also appear dark from tobacco products, tea, and coffee. Professional cleaning will get your teeth clean, but even removing the plaque and stains will not always whiten your teeth

A good cleaning in the dental office with a prophy jet using baking soda spray is a good start. In-office whitening using a light activated technique, especially when combined with matrix home whitening can also help.

Yellow teeth can be whitened with bleaching or by placing porcelain veneers or crowns on them. If the teeth are not extensively decayed or filled and generally are good looking, except for the yellow color, bleaching is often the easiest, most conservative and least expensive option. Bleaching is an inexpensive process that is designed to take the dark pigments out of the teeth. It will not whiten fillings or crowns on teeth.

To whiten stained or rather yellow teeth, you can have an option for a treatment called ‘bleaching’ or if the shape of the teeth are also unsatisfactory, we can recommend veneer.

When a child begins to lose their baby teeth and permanent teeth begin to erupt, the permanent teeth appear more yellow than their baby teeth. This is a natural occurrence because of the different makeup of baby teeth and permanent teeth. Baby teeth reflect light differently than adult teeth, making the adult teeth appear more yellow. When they are right next to each other, the difference in color is more dramatic.

Most stains come with time and are caused by the use of tobacco, coffee, tea, and other staining agents. Some discoloration can be caused by antibiotics, such as tetracycline, or fluorosis (too much fluoride in the diet).

Routine dental cleanings using a baking soda impregnated spray can keep extrinsic staining such as smoking, coffee or tea-related stains to a minimum. The simplest and fastest way to brighten yellow, aged or discolored teeth is by tooth whitening. Our office uses the BriteSmile technology (www.BriteSmile.com).

There are many options for whitening your teeth. The most popular choice is our ­Rembrandt One Hour Whitening. It is the most effective, long lasting whitening option we offer. Your appointment with us would last approximately 90 minutes, 60 minutes of which you have a whitening gel on your teeth and a bright blue light shining on that gel. The second option is At Home Bleaching with Customized Trays. We take impressions of your mouth to fabricate plastic bleaching trays.

Dental bleaching is one of the most popular cosmetic services. It is an affordable treatment that can give you a bright white smile. We offer "home bleaching" or 1 hour in office bleaching. A professional dental exam is key to making the decision which method is best for you.

Permanent teeth are naturally darker than baby teeth. This is magnified by the simple fact that the permanent teeth are much larger and thicker than the baby teeth and light does not pass through them as easily. In addition, in most situations, you are comparing them side-by-side to the whiter, smaller baby teeth.

Permanent teeth are normally more yellow than primary teeth, but they appear even more so because you are comparing them with the lighter baby teeth still in the mouth.

Permanent teeth are usually more yellow than the first teeth. First teeth are sometimes called 'milk teeth' because of their colour, not because of the infant's diet, Discolouring and spotting can be caused by certain medications or by to much fluoride. The yellow colour of your child's teeth is probably perfectly normal, but check with your dentist during your child's next visit. It is o.k. for children to wiggle their loose first teeth, but don't use force to pull them.

You will never be without teeth. Your doctor will make sure that in the interim period, you look and feel very natural. Implant patients can be in their early teens or be mature adults in their seventies and eighties. Good health and adequate bone are the most critical factors in evaluating implant candidates.

Absolutely! Some of the things that we may be able to do include tooth whitening if you don't like the color, or we can even place porcelain veneers to change the size, shape and color of your teeth at once. If you are happy with your teeth, but just want a whiter, more youthful appearance, our new one-visit in-office tooth whitening is just the thing for you. If you are interested in improving your smile, make an appointment for a smile consultation today!

Baby teeth are always a bright white. They have more white enamel, the outer layer, than adult teeth. Probably the child's adult's teeth will have a shade inherited from someone or some people in the family. My child is 5 and on the bottom front, he has 2 sets of teeth - the baby teeth and 2 new grown-up ones! Help! This is not unusual. Have the dentist look at them, perhaps take an xray, and be patient. Often, the grown- up teeth will push out the baby teeth.

It is the nicotine in cigarettes that stains the fingers and teeth yellow. Nicotine is absorbed through the skin and the mucosal lining of the mouth and nose. It is also absorbed when you inhale smoke into your lungs.

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