Is there any good whitening product for fillings?

Question

Is there even an at-home teeth whitening product for teeth that have been rebuilt, because my sister uses a few and says that you can't use them on teeth with fillings?

Answer 1

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you cannot whiten fillings. The amalgam type (silver) are made of metal, while you may be able to *shine* them, they will not become white. And the composite fillings (white, or tooth-colored) are made of a material that are like porcelain; and they cannot be whitened. The actual tooth around the composite CAN be whitened, but not the filling itself.

If it is very important to you, you can bleach your teeth to the color that you want them t remain (and continue to bleach to maintain that color) Then go to your dentist and have him or her remove the composite filling and refill with a composite that matches your new color

Good luck!!!!!

Answer 2

Anterior fillings can not be bleached lighter. They are made from a composite material and match the shade of your tooth at that time. They are known to stain over the years making them darker, or as you age, your natural teeth become darker making the filling look lighter. The solutions may remove some stain but not change the shade of the filling. The only way to do that is have the dentist replace the filling with a lighter shade that matches the tooth.

Answer 3

Restorations will not lighten in color along with natural tooth structure when using whitening products.

Answer 4

Rembrandt tooth paste is wonderful tooth whitening product.