Is It Possible To Make Yellow Teeth White Again?

It’s a fact that in today’s world people are

image conscious and beauty, vanity, looks are

of utmost priority . An average person spends

an amount of Rs.1000-Rs.5000/- per month on

beauty products or salon services, the

cosmetic industries around the world are

booming and flourishing. People are willing to

spend a fortune on maintaining themselves.

Nowadays there is an awareness among

people to maintain their Oral Hygiene than it

was a decade or so back. Due to this

awareness a person is visiting his or her

dentist not just for dental pain but for various

other treatment such as “Smile Correction”

procedure, “Whitening of Teeth”, Orthodontic

procedure for alignment of teeth and the list

just goes on.

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Now, the most common complain of a person

to a dentist is that he or she has yellow teeth

and wants them white again. Having yellow

teeth not only affects a person's appearance

but it also affects him mentally or

psychologically, the person gets conscious

while smiling.

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Now, I’m going to list out some reasons which

causes staining and discoloration of teeth but

first we have to understand about staining and

discoloration.

In layman’s term staining is defined as

colored patches or dirty marks that are

not easily removed. It is of 2 types-

Extrinsic- This occurs when the outer

layer of the tooth (the enamel) is stained.

Coffee, wine, cola or other drinks or

foods can stain teeth. Smoking also

causes extrinsic stains. The second type

is Intrinsic — This is when the inner structure of the tooth (the dentin)

darkens or gets a yellow tint.

One of the most obvious reason for staining is

poor Oral Hygiene i.e. when people are not

taking adequate measures in maintaining their

teeth. Incorporating correct and proper

brushing techniques along with the use of

Dental Floss is more than enough for

maintaining oral hygiene.

But even after following these methods

people still complain of yellow stains. Now

one must understand that with growing age

the teeth don’t remain as white as they used

to be. The shine is lost and this is due to

gradual of enamel.

Use of certain drugs and mouthwashes cause

brownish staining of enamel.

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So the above examples prove that staining of

teeth is inevitable and people of all age group

wish to have those “pearly white” teeth.

Now, I am going to list out certain methods for

whitening of teeth:-

The most convenient and affordable method is

by using Toothpastes. Toothpastes of various

brands are available in the market which help

to attain 3-4 shades whiter teeth.

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Advanced procedure for whitening generally

requires the skills of a dentist who does a

procedure called “Bleaching”. Nowadays, a

dentist can provide bleaching kits to the

patient to take it home, But this entirely

depends on case to case.

So these Bleaching procedures use chemicals

and to avoid the harmful effects of these

chemicals people resort to “Natural” methods

for Whitening, like

 Brushing with baking soda; though

scientifically it’s not proven that applying

baking soda has any effect in whitening.

 Using Hydrogen Peroxide; also not proven

scientifically and there is an added

problem of safety as this substance is

dangerous and toxic to healthy tissues.

 Using Apple Cider Vinegar; also not

scientifically proven and since it is an acid

it has a potential to erode enamel which is

again harmful for teeth.

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Therefore one must understand that

yellowing of teeth is inescapable but there

are ways to curb this problem. It is entirely

up to a person to which method he resorts

to.