Everyone dreams of whiteness of teeth, but not everyone can boast of this advantage. Someone has a grayish or yellow tint. But it also happens that the teeth become brown, and sometimes even black. The latter is a significant deviation from the norm.
So why did the tooth turn black?
Causes of darkening of the teeth in the adult population:
- smoking;
- improper attitude to personal hygiene;
- caries;
- excessive consumption of coffee and tea;
- damage and trauma to teeth;
- age-related changes.
Treatment of darkened teeth in adults
Prevention Tips:
- quit smoking;
- keep strong tea and coffee to a minimum;
- exclude carbonated drinks from the diet;
- exclude energy drinks.
Daily dental care is the key to a snow-white smile
The best dentifrices are, of course, toothpaste. Rinsing with herbal solutions and gum massage will also help. But, unfortunately, the modern rhythm of life does not always make it possible to properly care for the oral cavity. The internal causes of darkening of enamel can be attributed to the effects of chemicals, such as those found in various medical products, and diseases of the teeth and gums.
Taking antibiotics can affect the color of the enamel, making it brown. Also, the shade of the teeth directly depends on the fillings that have already been installed earlier - they can change the color of the tissues due to their composition.
If you notice that your tooth has turned black, contact your dentist for a comprehensive examination. Do not start using whitening products without consulting a specialist. It will help you cure existing diseases, remove a tooth already destroyed from the inside, or perform a prosthetic procedure.
Teeth darkening in a child
Over the past decade, pediatric dentists have increasingly heard the terrifying question: “Why is the tooth blackened?” Unfortunately, not only the adult population suffers from this problem.
A visit to the pediatric dentist should be made at least once every six months, even if your child has no complaints.
If the baby has blackened the front tooth or any other, be sure to consult a doctor, as in the above cases, since darkening of enamel in children can be associated with health problems.
Causes of tooth darkening in a child:
- bowel disease;
- early caries ;
- poor absorption of calcium;
- iron preparations;
- taking antibiotics.
Not only these factors can cause darkening of the teeth in a child. Also, enamel color can be affected by: heredity, chronic diseases, plaque, salivation, insufficient absorption of calcium.
Unfortunately, childhood caries progresses very quickly, therefore, the faster the prevention and treatment will be carried out, the more chances there are to save the child from suffering and save his teeth.
Treatment of darkened teeth in a child
Prevention Tips:
- minimize the use of sweets;
- rinse your mouth after eating;
- monitor the level of iron in the body of the child.
Prevention tips, of course, are useful, but if you still got a black tooth, what should I do? Shop juices can be replaced not only with jelly, but also with a compote of fresh and dried fruits.
Teach your child to eat Herculean porridge for breakfast. To protect tooth enamel, porridge contains starch and many useful elements that beneficially affect not only teeth.
Teach your child to also rinse your teeth with the best tooth enamel care product - a solution of natural needles. Needles from the trunks of fir or fir, collected in a forest park, pour hot water (60-70 degrees) and let it brew. A glass of boiling water is taken a tablespoon of raw materials. Rinse your mouth with this solution, preferably several times a week.
Still, there are several options for solving the problem if the tooth blackened:
- You can wait for the natural replacement of primary teeth with molars;
- restoration of enamel of children's teeth according to the folk method.
Natural cottage cheese is perfect for this folk method. The child should eat it every day. Do not sprinkle cottage cheese with sugar and do not pour jam. Remember that sweets can aggravate the situation even more, and then the result of the procedure will come to naught. But do not exclude him from the child’s diet completely, because he needs energy. Just enough to minimize sugar intake.
To replenish energy and not leave the child without one of the most important children's joys - sweets, include jelly in his diet. Kissel is a good and healthy sweet drink. It will replace sweets for your child and will be an excellent alternative to store juices that do not bring any benefit to the human body. Packaged drinks contain citric acid, which is known to be the enemy of tooth enamel. Is it worth asking after that why the child has a blackened tooth?
What else to do?
Another option for solving the problem can also be the placement of a seal on damaged children's teeth, but only if they are not severely destroyed.
If you still blackened the tooth, what should I do? Of course, the dentist must determine the treatment methods. When darkening a child’s teeth, they often resort to a method such as silvering.
This method has long been used in practice and is considered quite effective. But today, dentists are starting to give it up. Firstly, silvering of teeth can be carried out only at the initial stages of the onset of caries, when the blackened tooth is still very slightly and superficially. Secondly, with a strong and deep defeat, the procedure causes enormous damage, while destroying the pulp forever.
If you still blackened the tooth in the child, is there really no way out and the teeth will have to be removed? In the modern world, a more rational treatment of the advanced stage of caries is used - this is remineralizing therapy. Turning to a specialist, you can get detailed recommendations for the treatment of children's teeth. As a rule, it requires active parental participation, time and effort, and only if you have the desire and desire to help the children's teeth can you solve the problem.