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It is very embarrassing to have a yellow tooth. It causes low self-esteem. The person will hesitate to smile in front of others. There are various causes for this yellow tooth.
Causes of yellow teeth
Natural causes: In some individual have yellow teeth naturally. The outermost cover of the teeth that is enamel is white in color.
The dentin is the layer below the enamel is yellow in color. If the enamel is destroyed and the dentin is visible the teeth appears yellow
Age: As the age advances the teeth becomes yellow in color as the process of aging. As age advances the enamel wears down and natural yellow color called dentin becomes visible.
Poor oral hygiene is the common cause for yellow teeth
Foods like tea, coffee, soda causes yellow of teeth
Smoking and chewing tobacco causes staining of teeth due to deposition of nicotine
Foods that causes that staining of teeth
Coffee
Tea
Wine
Berries
Soda
Fruit juice
Colas
Beverages
Curry
Soya sauce
Tobacco
Cigarette smoking
Treatment
Brush and floss 2 times a day
Brush your teeth after taking coffee, tea, colas, wine, soda etc
Use whitening tooth pastes for brushing your teeth
Use sugarless whitening gums
Whitening strips or bleach can be used
Bleaching of teeth using various bleaching agents can be done by professional dentist.
Using dental veneers
Scaling of teeth can also be tried to decrease the staining of teeth
Brush your teeth every time after taking food
Rinse your mouth every day with antibacterial solution
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