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How to deal with antibiotic / tetracycline-stained teeth?
How do you get rid of yellow teeth from antibiotics?
Antibiotics are one of the most commonly used drugs in the treatment of infectious diseases. However, you should use them under a doctor's supervision and take care to prevent tooth staining.
Antibiotics taken in the early years of your life, even before you were born, may cause teeth to yellow and develop various discolourations. These discolorations can also manifest as internal or posterior tooth yellowing.
Antibiotic-induced tooth yellowing can be eliminated with various teeth-whitening methods and dental treatments. In addition, yellowing behind the teeth can also be removed with teeth whitening.
How to remove tetracycline stains
Without using surgical methods, tooth whitening or prosthetic treatment methods remove antibiotic-induced tooth discolouration.
It is possible to get rid of yellow stains on the teeth using bleaching methods. Yellow stains occur due to external or internal factors. In order to get rid of yellow stains due to antibiotic use, treatment options are decided after the examination by our dentists.
How to whiten tetracycline stains
Teeth that are yellowed due to antibiotics are whitened with the office-type teeth whitening method applied by dentists. Teeth whitening is done using hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide. After the patient's gums are covered with a protective layer, a cleaning gel is applied to the teeth. A special LED light or laser is used to activate the gel. At the end of one session, the desired result may not be achieved immediately in antibiotic-induced tooth yellowing. This is normal since tooth yellowing is caused from inside the tooth. Therefore, additional sessions are required to achieve the desired colour tone.
If antibiotic-induced tooth yellowing does not go away with teeth whitening or if sufficient whiteness cannot be achieved, prosthetic methods can also be used. Antibiotic-induced tooth yellowing can be treated with laminated dental veneers or zirconium veneers, which are widely used in personal smile design procedures. In this way, you can smile with confidence.
Do all antibiotics cause teeth yellowing?
Not all antibiotics cause tooth yellowing. Especially the use of tetracycline group antibiotics causes yellowing of the teeth. The minocycline substance in the content of such antibiotics is the main cause of yellowing of the teeth. However, this condition affects children rather than adults. Such antibiotics taken during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and childhood cause staining of the teeth. Fortunately, there are methods to prevent yellowing of teeth due to antibiotic use. Nevertheless, ask your doctor about the side effects of antibiotics prescribed by doctors during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and childhood.
Can teeth yellowed by antibiotics be whitened?
Yes, teeth that are yellow due to antibiotic use can be whitened. However, teeth that are yellow due to antibiotic are whitened in a longer period of time compared to teeth yellowing due to reasons such as eating habits and inadequate care. For this, conservative and prosthetic teeth whitening methods are applied.
Does Tooth Whitening Damage Restorations Like Porcelain Veneers?
According to the researches, it has been concluded that teeth whitening treatments have little or no effect on dental restorations. It has been stated that teeth whitening treatments have no negative effect on porcelain veneers.
Is teeth whitening safe?
The substances used in teeth whitening methods are safe when applied by paying attention to the instructions for use. Depending on the experience of the dentist and taking precautions to protect the gums, teeth whitening is not harmful to health.
How do you get rid of yellow behind your teeth?
Yellowing behind the teeth can be prevented by changing eating habits. In particular, reducing the consumption of beverages such as tea and coffee and brushing the teeth immediately after consuming these beverages will provide significant benefits. Smoking should also be reduced. Regular brushing twice a day for 2 minutes is effective in preventing yellowing behind the teeth. Since food residues accumulate behind and between the teeth, flossing should be a habit.
In some cases, home remedies do not provide a solution. There may also be tartar formation along with yellowing behind the teeth. In this case, scaling should also be done with the help of dentists. Afterwards, yellowing behind the teeth can be treated definitively with teeth whitening treatment.
You can contact Pulpa Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic for affordable treatment for antibiotic-induced tooth yellowing and yellowing behind the teeth in Alanya.
You can contact Pulpa Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic in Alanya, Antalya, Turkey for for antibiotic-induced tooth yellowing and yellowing behind the teeth
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