Most common questions used to investigate
Have you recently experienced eating or drinking some colored things?
Do you smoke on a daily basis?
Have you experienced one or several dental nerve extractions before?
Are you at the age of 50 or older?
Have you noticed many dark spots on your enamel surface?
Common conclusions
Having your teeth change color a bit signs some food pigments stuck to your enamel surface. This situation is temporary and can disappear after several teeth brushings. Moreover, if your enamel surface is not even enough, such pigments can stick easily. You should remember to visit your dentist twice a year for cleaning and polishing.
Smoking increases risks of having pigmented plaque or calculus. Pigments can cover your enamel so teeth look dark and it is difficult to remove it at home. You may need professional cleaning using Air Flow method. This can help you remove this plaque and get well polished enamel. Schedule a visit to your dentist for further treatment.
Extracting tooth nerve may lead to darker enamel color due to devitalizing. This condition is constant. You may try professional teeth whitening to make your teeth look bright again. Visit your dentist for further consulting and treatment.
It seems your teeth became darker with age. This situation occurs due to enamel weakness and lower transparency, so dentine natural color reveals (yellow or grey). Moreover, with aging pulp size decreases. Using whitening toothpaste cannot be as effective as professional bleaching. You can try whitening or ceramic crowns treatment. Schedule a visit to your doctor for further examination.
Having dark spots can be a result of fluorosis, hypoplasia or caries on it's spot stage. These are states you are born with (hypoplasia) or got during your early years (fluorosis). All of these conditions are constant and should be treated professionally with ceramic veneers or composite restorations. Schedule a visit to your doctor for further examination.
Based on your answers, it is difficult to determine the particular reason for your teeth darkening. Schedule a visit to your dentist as soon as possible.
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