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Teeth Discolouration

Stained teeth

Teeth can become discoloured for a number of reasons, and often the effect is temporary and can be attributed to food or drink, such as coffee, red wine or beetroot. Smoking also causes teeth staining, resulting in a nicotine smile that won’t see you dazzling anybody with your pearly whites. In addition, however, there are several diseases that can affect the tooth enamel and underlying dentin. If a nerve dies within a tooth, the tooth will darken as the nerve sheds material into the dentin. The tooth can be capped to cover the discolouration, or a bleaching solution can be utilised to whiten it. A number of other conditions can contribute to wider tooth discolouration, such as certain antibiotics and chemotherapy.

If you would like to know more about looking after your child’s teeth, then read our guide especially for parents on the Embarrassing Bodies: Kids website.

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My husband has lost quite a few of his teeth due to poor diet and not looking after them properly. He has been to the dentist and has got false teeth which he had a hard time getting made up as he was sick everywhere in the dentist. He is unable to wear them as every time he tries he throws up. He is quite depressed he finds it hard going out and talking to people because he is so embarrased. Its heartbreaking to see him like this.





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My back teeth are all really white but the closer to the front they get the yellower they go, no matter how much i brush them they stay yellow. What can i do to get them all the same colour?





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Hi. Well I don't even know how to subscribe my situation with my mouth i would say they all are more then yellow,cleaning doesn't helps anymore. I just turned 20 and already loosing at least 8 teeth and got about 15 which will fall out soon.Then there's one tooth which got fas in it all the time so i can't open my mouth very wide . I don't know what to do as i'm from Latvia i can't afford dentist in UK and it's even a real difficulty to find a job with this smile. Please if you can help me





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im 31, my teeth have always been brown, i fight with complex as a result of it, pls i do need them to be white now more than sver before. pls what do i do?





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hi im a boy suffering from white stains at the front of my teeth any advice on what it is?





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i am 43 male and a single parant and loset most of my teeth and really wish i good aford to get them fixed could you help





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Hi my name is Anthony,I am 58 years old. My problem is my teeth,they are breaking and falling out. All of my upper teeth have been taken out. I have also teeth missing from the bottom. I wear a plate at the top witch is very uncomfortable. I am embarrassed by my situation and feel frustrated. At work I never smile to show my teeth and avoid holding conversation with friends. I would like to ask my partner to marry me, but I know I would have to smile. PLEASE,PLEASE,HELP ME





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Hi my name is martine i am 43 years of age.my problem is my teeth since i was 6 month old i am deaf i have had so many operation on my ears. Its 2 do with the mastoid bone. Well what my problem is that my teeth r like baby teeth they break very easliy. I have had alot of my teeth out due 2 all the drugs i was on though out the years of my operation i have had about 18 operation from the age of 7 till i was 21 now i was wondering if u could make my dream come true and have screw in teeth at the bottom as i have no teeth false ones i can not get on with thank you





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I'm 21 years old and have four fake teeth on a pallet had them since the age ov 16 Its so embarresing I'm a married women and I want I smile but scared incase someone sees them and now some ov my teeth are going black at the top I'm scared to go to dentist because every time I go my teeth seem to look worse is there anywhere around where it would be cheap to get implants?





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hi Kirsty,have the same problem and dont know what to do,maybe can apply online show to get help?:)

hi!I had a one front tooth inplant some three years ago it was just a small tooth in my top gum.Since the up i have had paine in the top gum where i had the inplant.then my other front tooth is really bad 2 of them is missing and other ones broken and im just 26y.o.im really scared to go dentist because some of them when i been going just start screaming and its so emparassing,i cant even smile,what should i do?can i apply for live show?





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