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Yellow teeth

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It is very embarrassing to have a yellow tooth. It causes low self-esteem. The person will hesitate to smile in front of others. There are various causes for this yellow tooth.

Causes of yellow teeth

  • Natural causes: In some individual have yellow teeth naturally. The outermost cover of the teeth that is enamel is white in color.
  • The dentin is the layer below the enamel is yellow in color. If the enamel is destroyed and the dentin is visible the teeth appears yellow
  • Age: As the age advances the teeth becomes yellow in color as the process of aging. As age advances the enamel wears down and natural yellow color called dentin becomes visible.
  • Poor oral hygiene is the common cause for yellow teeth
  • Foods like tea, coffee, soda causes yellow of teeth
  • Smoking and chewing tobacco causes staining of teeth due to deposition of nicotine

 

 

 Foods that causes that staining of teeth

 

  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Wine
  • Berries
  • Soda
  • Fruit juice
  • Colas
  • Beverages
  • Curry
  • Soya sauce
  • Tobacco
  • Cigarette smoking 

 

 Treatment 

 

  • Brush and floss 2 times a day
  • Brush your teeth after taking coffee, tea, colas, wine, soda etc
  • Use whitening tooth pastes for brushing your teeth
  • Use sugarless whitening gums
  • Whitening strips or bleach can be used
  • Bleaching of teeth using various bleaching agents can be done by professional dentist.
  • Using dental veneers
  • Scaling of teeth can also be tried to decrease the staining of teeth
  • Brush your teeth every time after taking food
  • Rinse your mouth every day with antibacterial solution