My 12 year old daughter has braces on, and on her back molars, there are rings. The teeth with the rings on them both have a grayish hue. What could this be? When she gets her braces off, will the color go back to normal?
2007-10-26 13:30:14 · 5 answers · asked by SayCheese! 1 in Health ➔ Dental
She is not on antibiotics.
2007-10-26 13:34:51 · update #1
Some certain antibiotics are believed to discolor teeth permanently. I think it's tetrocyclin. That is, if she took them long time ago her teeth might be greyish now. If you look up "professional teeth whitening" on the web you will find it. Discoloration won't go away by itself, no matter what caused it, but it can be removed by a dentist.
2007-10-26 13:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be the cement her orthodontist used to cement the bands on. My cement is blue and it's pretty much all over the teeth with bands on them. Often times "white" orthodontic cement looks a bit gray. When she gets the braces off, your orthodontist will also sand the cement off with a high-speed device. This doesn't hurt at all :)
Good luck!
2007-10-26 21:06:16 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be anything. it could be the bands just making the teeth look gray because the bands are gray, or it could be the cement they used to put the bands on. Or there could be a cavity under the band showing through! Just ask the orthodontist or a regular dentist, its hard to say without seeing it for myself.
2007-10-26 20:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by Paula P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has your daughter also been on anti-biotics? This can also cause a graying of the teeth. If not, I wouldn't know what would cause it. I hope all goes well after the braces.
2007-10-26 20:33:13 · answer #4 · answered by Lori E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some drugs do that, antibotics I think. Info on line about it.
2007-10-26 20:32:47 · answer #5 · answered by pantiquay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋