STAINED TEETH

STAINED TEETH

Tooth discolouration or tooth staining can be due to extrinsic or intrinsic reasons. Extrinsic stains happen because of our food, acidic beverages, habits like smoking, chronic use of some mouthwashes, prolonged use of some medicines, dry mouth etc. Intrinsic stains, discolour the tooth from within and can be due to dental fluorosis, developmental reasons from birth, loss of vitality of tooth after accidents/trauma.
These stains can be yellow, brown or black and can make smile look unesthetic. They are a very common dental complaint of many patients and can be treated with very simple methods.
Along with stoppage of habits, removal of causative factors from diet and lifestyle, some dental treatment options are there such as: