i have fluorosis on my front 4 teeth, leaving them with white splotches. recently, after some research, i bought some white strips (the kind for 10 days of whitening) and used them once. when i took them off, the white spots seemed even whiter and more prominent than before.
what should i do? will the white spots fade? my overall goal is to reduce the stand-outness of the white spots. should i continue with the strips? any advice?
2007-03-26 16:35:39 · 8 answers · asked by Amanda 2 in Health ➔ Dental
it's been about 5 hours and the white stains have faded back to what they normally are (slight areas of white, basically uneven tone).
this would be considered fluorosis right? my dentist has been very unhelpful regarding this topic, every time i brought it up he shrugged it off because its "hardly noticeable [at times] and there isn't much they could do".
perhaps a cosmetic dentist would be of more help?
2007-03-26 20:43:28 · update #1
I'm a dentist.
Obviously, if the white strips are making the problem worse, you should stop using them.
Sounds like you ought to have your doctor take a look. He/she can determine whether or not it's fluorosis of areas of hypocalcification and tell you what sort of cosmetic options are feasible for you.
2007-03-26 20:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi- I'm a dental hygienist, and I work alot with whitening strategies to reduce the appearance of Fluorosis. Yes, whitening the teeth can camouflage the chalkiness, however the markings will still be there. The white stripes are the least effective when OTC. You really need professional strength bleaching agent that you can only get through the dentist.
Here's one of the biggest reasons to only go through the Dentist for whitening...it can upset existing cavities and can cause further harm to the teeth. The fact that you are using the term "Fluorosis" presumes that you have been diagnosed with this. However, sometimes white chalky markings on teeth can actually "Demineralization" the starting of a cavity. If these areas are whitened it could possibly weaken the enamel further. If you are self-whitening, I would recommend that you discontinue and see the Dentist for advice. Another possible and simple explanation is that you have simply bleached off stain not only on the regular tooth structures, but that of the Fluorosed enamel as well. This of course could explain the reason for the whitening effect of the Fluorosis.
2007-03-26 16:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jaclyn A 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My advice is not to continue with the strips, or any other at home whitening. The effect from the strips should fade soon. If you go to your dentist or look up veneers, cosmetic surgery and fluorosis on the net you may get some better ideas about how to treat this. My advice is to get a professional opinion. At home whitening kits are probably not the answer!! There are loads of sites about both fluorosis and whitening strips. Hopefully Dr Sam can answer!!
2007-03-26 17:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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 05:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Dr. Albert and sweetabex. As you have proven to yourself, bleaching teeth with white splotches on them will only accentuate the white spots.
I also agree with Dr. Albert in saying that the most likely "best" treatment is to just mask the spots out with a minor bonding procedure, however...
Sometimes the spots are very superficial and can simply be polished off by your dentist. If they don't polish off, then you have just completed the first step towards getting some bonding material put over them to mask them out. That's easy to do and relatively cheap. If they are just little spots, like a millimeter or so, it would be in the $100 ballpark.
2007-03-26 18:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-06-29 10:09:54 · answer #6 · answered by Laraine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SEE A DENTIST WHO CAN REPLACE THE WHITE SPOTS WITH MORE CLOSELY TOOTH-COLORED FILLINGS. THESE SPOTS WILL NOT FADE BY THEMSELVES AND WILL ONLY BECOME WORSE IF YOU TRY TO BLEACH THEM.
2007-03-26 16:59:55 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
definite!!! WTF! the guy concept the 1st teeth grew to become into too no longer hassle-free to take out so he desperate to easily pull out any previous one which would desire to come out extra handy? Eeek, are you confident he's definitely a dentist? sounds like surgeon Nick off the Simpsons.
2016-10-20 12:46:11 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋