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Many different reasons why teeth discolour

Discolouration of the teeth can occur during youth or in old age, the causes of tooth discolouration are equally varied as well. For example if you have silver filings placed in any of your teeth, those teeth may become substantially discoloured. Different other chemical compounds such as fluoride and even antibiotics can lead to the staining of teeth as well. Whatever the reasons for the occurrence of discoloured teeth, the real truth is that we’d rather avoid them and have shiny white teeth instead.

The society we live in is obsessed by various influences. These influences are easily visible if you take the simple time to buy a magazine and thumb through the glossy pages. Designer clothes, slim and trim figures, healthy white teeth and a number of other traits are all part of the images that we have to constantly live up to. Having shiny white teeth is a simple way of feeling better by satisfying some of the “societal requirements” of the world we live in. By knowing the causes of teeth discolouration you can understand the reasons why teeth become the way they are and how to remedy the situation.

These are some of the most common reasons for teeth discolouration:

Drinking of Certain Beverages
By frequently drinking certain beverages such as tea, coffee, alcohol and cola related products; people’s teeth can become discoloured quite easily. This usually occurs over a long period of time especially long periods of time without the use of teeth whitening procedures in-between.
Antibiotics
When certain antibiotics are administered to children over a period of time discolouration of the teeth can easily occur. These antibiotics tend to affect teeth as they are developing and so these teeth are discoloured even while they grow.
Aging
A certain part of the teeth known as the dentin which is under the enamel of the teeth tends to get discoloured over time and with age. This is often a cause for teeth discolouration in older people.
Use of Tobacco
Tobacco use can cause discolouration of teeth regardless of whether this tobacco is the chewing tobacco version or the tobacco that is found in cigarettes.
Accidents
When certain accidents occur and affect the teeth, the nerves underneath those teeth can die and as a result the teeth tend to darken.
Root Canal Therapy
When teeth get affected and infected as a result of decay, a cracked tooth or trauma. Root canal therapy involves the removal of the nerve and in the end the teeth may end up getting discoloured as well.

23.09.2007. 21:40

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