I have red hair and my teeth have always been slightly yellow. Bleaching helps a little but they never seem to whiten as much as they should. I pay attention to teeth and it seems like more readheads have this problem than blondes or brunettes. Is it just my imagination?
2006-12-04 15:29:34 · 9 answers · asked by keren 3 in Health ➔ Dental
Ideally, I'm really looking for a response from a dentist or hygenist .
2006-12-04 15:43:57 · update #1
I have red hair and my teeth are white.
2006-12-04 15:37:11 · answer #1 · answered by CincyGal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No!!! The color of your hair can bring "out" the yellow undertone color which everyone in the world has! Try on a wig of blonde or brunette and you'll see what I mean. Try having a professional cleaning(or a bleaching) done. The "OTC" teeth whiteners work better to maintain professionally bleached teeth than they do actually whitening them at home. Good luck. Also, if your a female, try wearing "red" lipstick. Try out a few different shades till you get one that works for you. It will help!
2006-12-04 23:45:25 · answer #2 · answered by Hi Y'all! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a redhead too... and the color of teeth is a genetic thing as well as environmental. Teeth can be more or less porous, and retain stains. There's also the fact that our fair skin doesn't give as much contrast to the color of teeth as brunettes.
Blondes have the same problem as we redheads, I've thought.
Drinking colas, teas, and coffee as well as eating some kinds of staining foods will darken teeth too.
I asked my dentist about whitening my teeth, and he said it's only temporary.
2006-12-04 23:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever noticed that natural redheads usually have a very fair, translucent skin? In general, their skin is thinner than that of people with other hair colors. And having been derived from the ectoderm, their tooth enamel is thinner, as well.
So the effect you see, due to the thinner enamel, is more of the underlying tooth surface (dentin) showing through the enamel. And the dentin is normally a yellowish or grayish color. As a result, the redhead's teeth will appear to be less white, because more dentin is apparent.
2013-10-12 19:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by Lori L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay away from the professional teeth whitening procedures and from the whitening at home kits. They are using extremely toxic chemicals that can cause IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO TOOTH ENAMEL and premature tooth decay.
Check out this site: http://www.naturalwhiteteeth.net - It's about how you can whiten your teeth 100% naturally. Same results but 100% safe and 1000 times cheaper.
2014-09-16 12:03:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The color of your hair has nothing to do with the color of your teeth or maybe it could make it a little more visible if you have long hair (due to the color contrast) but other than that no. You should know that our teeth are not made to be all very white, especially the canines; they have a natural light discoloration.
2006-12-05 00:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by Green Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing to do with your hair color-try Tom's of Maine toothpaste-whitening formula. In 6 weeks you will be shocked!
2006-12-04 23:38:31 · answer #7 · answered by life coach 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
KATHY,
HAVE YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY TOLD YOU THIS? IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE THE TEETH WITH A SLIGHT YELLOWISH SHADE, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE CANINE TEETH ARE NEAR THE GUMS.THE ENAMEL IN THIS ZONE IS THINNEST AND THE UNDERLYING DENTIN HAPPENS TO BE YELLOWISH.
2006-12-04 23:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WHAT A WEIRED QUESTION NEVER HEARD OF IT EVER SINCE I BEEN PRACTICING .WOW
2006-12-05 02:39:09 · answer #9 · answered by answer man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋