Yellow Teeth Why are my teeth yellow?

Causes and measures against discolored teeth

Before you spend a lot of money on teeth whitening, you should first know why you have yellow teeth. It is true that the self-diagnosis is not reliable, and only a dentist can say with certainty that which problem caused the yellowish teeth.

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Although many people think they have yellow teeth, this is rarely the case. There are plenty of factors that affect the color of your teeth, here are the main influences:

Yellow teeth due to cracks in the enamel

If you hit your teeth somewhere and you get a crack in the tooth, it can, at worst, damage the root. If it is only a crack in the enamel, it comes to tooth discoloration, because pigments accumulate in the crack. In this type of “yellow teeth” or tooth discoloration, the immediate walk to the dentist is advisable.

Discolored teeth due to antibiotics/drugs

It may happen that after medication in childhood so-called extrinsic, so superimposed discoloration occur. Yellowed teeth are the result. Often, parents worry about the child's dental health, but simple, professional teeth cleaning at the dentist can remove superficial discoloration in most cases. But it is also more persistent so certain types of antibiotics can cause strong tooth discoloration. As always, a dentist should be consulted!

Yellowed teeth through coloring food and beverages

Diet has a great influence on the tooth color of a person. The biggest assassins of your beautiful teeth are red wine, smoking, soft drinks, candies, coffee, chocolate and soft fruits. So you have to pretty much forget everything delicious if you want to keep your white teeth.

No, it's not that bad, but to prevent discolored teeth, you should pay a little attention to your diet. The tooth stains that arise through the diet are usually only on the surface, which means with the correct dental care, it should be possible to remove these tooth discoloration itself. If dental hygiene is neglected, however, it can also lead to intrinsic discoloration. Then the teeth have to be bleached.

Many smokers resort to so-called teeth whitening toothpaste to remove nicotine deposits. This type of toothpaste is based on emery particles, which, while effective in cleaning, can also damage tooth enamel. When using such a toothpaste you should always take care not to exert too much pressure when brushing your teeth. It is also necessary to use such a smoker tooth cream only in moderation.

Intensive tooth color through the aging process

The aging process affects the whole body, including the teeth. Over the years, your teeth will automatically turn yellow, this is a natural process. In the course of life, the composition of the tissue of the tooth components and thus also the color changes. The natural tooth color becomes more intense and clearer step by step.

This should by no means mean that you have to settle for bad teeth in old age. Pay attention to your dental hygiene and if necessary, try a bleaching, that even in old age a charming smile is in the way.

Tooth discoloration by a solid brace

With a fixed brace, it may happen that areas of the oral cavity are extremely difficult to reach. Of course, this makes it even more difficult to brush your teeth. Gradually, more and more plaque adhere to. If the braces are removed at some point, the yellow and neglected teeth come to light.

Fortunately, these tooth stains are merely extrinsic, ie external discolorations. A professional tooth cleaning is appropriate in this case, even hard plaque (tartar) are blasted off. As a rule, this is part of the standard procedure as soon as the braces are removed.

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Yellow teeth, what to do?

With an annual dental cleaning at the dentist, most of these problems can be easily avoided. However, if the discolorations have become embedded in the crystal structure of the enamel and in the dentin, the impurities are already much more persistent. Only a chemical bleaching process can make the “yellow teeth” disappear.

With questions and ideas for dental health and dental aesthetics, you should always go to the dentist first, because only he can advise you individually. The self-diagnosis of the cause of the teeth yellow makes no sense because only the trained eye can recognize the true source.

Yellowish tooth color by nature

An inherently dark tooth color is a problem for every bleaching method because there is nothing to bleach. Tooth whitening is based on the fact that a bleaching agent penetrates into the enamel and there triggers a chemical reaction. The released active oxygen causes organic inclusions to "lose their color". The enamel can be thought of as a lattice, by nesting fine particles. These molecules can be decolorized. If the tooth color is naturally darker or thinner, little can be done.

Although of course, yellowish teeth do not look aesthetically pleasing to everyone, it nevertheless indicates that the teeth are particularly resistant. If the natural tooth color really bothers you, you should think about putting on dental veneers, so-called veneers.