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If you don’t like the color of your teeth you are not alone. Most people’s biggest complaint that they cite when they want to improve their smile the biggest answer is to whiten their teeth. Stains on one’s teeth have multiple causes and there are many reasons they occur, and thus the treatment for each type of stain is different. Below is a look at 3 of the most popular kinds of stains and how to remove them effectively:

1. Intrinsic Teeth Stain Removal:

Intrinsic stains occur when the dentin on the teeth is stained. Dentin is the sensitive tissue just below the enamel layer on a tooth. This layer is generally a darker shade of yellow when these stains set in. These are generally stains that are seen after the enamel wears off of the teeth, and that is due to poor oral health. This can be caused by exposure to tetracycline in antibiotics during childhood or because of physical trauma to your teeth. These stains are from inside the teeth and cannot be treated with whitening treatments or toothpastes. The most common treatment that are used to mask these stains are either bonding or crowns. They are added over the tooth, and they are able to contour them to the shape of teeth to make them look natural as possible to the rest of the mouth.

1. Extrinsic Teeth Stain Removal:

Extrinsic stains are stains to the enamel of the teeth, which is the hard surface protecting the dentin and the pulp of the tooth. Enamel comes in contact with every single thing you eat or drink. Darker foods like red sauces or fruits such as berries can stain the enamel over time when consumed often. Drinks like sodas or root-beer and even coffees and teas if drank often enough can stain the enamel, too! Generally whitening toothpastes can clear most of these stains up over consistent use within a few weeks. If the toothpaste doesn’t work possibly professional dental whitening will do the trick. Avoid stain-causing darker-colored foods and/or drinks for a few days after whitening to avoid re-staining the teeth you just had whitened. As for exactly how long to abstain from these foods after professional whitening ask your dentist for exact recommendations.

1. Age-Related Stains:

Teeth can break down and stain just like any other body part does with time and age. These stains are often caused by the dentin of the teeth getting darker, and the enamel wears thinner with age. This is no fault of your own for not caring for your teeth or eating a bad habit. It’s about age. To treat these stains a treatment must clean at least deep as the dentin to get the color to lighten back up again. Sometimes professional whitening can’t even get the enamel white as you would like it to get. If you are not satisfied with professional cleanings, the dentist may be able to bond your teeth or cap them with crowns to help make your teeth appear whiter.

If you have any questions regarding this article contact us or call 909-465-1016.

The Ramona Dentistry Team

“Where Family Comes First”

It’s a pretty obvious statement to say that drinking an excessive amount of sugary drinks can cause tooth decay and rot. “Duh!” most people would say, but a lot of people don’t realize that it takes a lot less than you think to really start having an impact on your oral health. Most people will say, “Well I don’t drink a gallon of soda/lemonade/iced tea/fruit punch a day, so I will be just fine!” The problem is, that’s now how it works!

There can be smaller things that start slowly corroding away at your teeth when you sip sugary beverages that will cause damage before you even know anything has happened. The downfalls of what sugary drinks can do to your teeth are plentiful, and they can also contribute to poor oral health of the gums and tongue as well.

Most sugary drinks slowly corrode at and eat away at your teeth over time. This means over years and sometimes decades. Every time you take a sip of a sugary drink it’s like a mini “acid attack” on the tooth. From the last sip you take of that drink each attack lasts about 20 minutes before enough sugar wears off from your saliva and the environment in your mouth till that acid is weak enough to quit attacking your tooth. The most common drinks that cause these acid attacks are many of the ones our society is obsessed with drinking, and many you may not think of. It’s not just sugary sodas and juices that cause these problems. It’s sports drinks, water alternatives, lemonades, fruit punches, iced teas, and many other drinks that we think of as “wiser alternatives” that are just as big of offenders as the sugary sodas and juices.

These drinks can rapidly eat through the enamel, and then they are able to further ruin the decayed and otherwise delicate tooth structure underneath the enamel. This contributes significantly to tooth decay and erosion, and in extreme cases where proper dental care is absent tooth loss.

It’s best to enjoy soft drinks only a few times a week if at all. If you are going to drink such drinks use a straw so the exposure to your teeth is more contained. When you are done with the drink rinse your mouth with tap water at a minimum, but preferably brush your teeth if you are able to do so. This helps keep the sugars from sitting on your teeth and attacking them over a longer period of time than necessary. Other times, instead drink just plain water that won’t harm/damage your teeth!

If you have any questions regarding this article contact us or call us 909-465-1016.

The Ramona Dentistry Team

“Where Family Comes First”

Independent studies have begun to show that there is a link between whiter teeth and the success one has in social situations, interpersonal relationships, and in professional business settings. This is just another great reason to take care of your smile. It’s a great reason to keep your teeth white as possible beyond just the plain health of your teeth.

These studies determined this conclusion by having people simulate social activities like job interviews, dates, and nights out with friends. 53% of participants were more likely to be hired and 58% received a higher salary after receiving their teeth-whitening treatment. 54% were more likely to get a date after having their teeth whitened.

Moreover, individual confidence skyrocketed after the teeth-whitening treatments were provided. 65% cited that they felt they were viewed more professionally after their treatments, and 61% felt more confident in their appearance and ability to get a job after their treatment. This was out of a study of 1,006 participants.

Moreover, out of the participating members a total 68% believed appearance was indicative of their professionalism, 64% believed appearance was indicative of their financial successes, & 52% believed appearances were indicative of their trustworthiness.

Clearly, we can conclude that our smile does far more than just boost self-confidence or make us “feel good” about ourselves. A good smile can help sell us to others in social, interpersonal, and professional atmospheres that can impact and change our lives completely in many different arenas, whether we notice it or not.

If you’re interested in a free consultation regarding whitening or have a question contact us or call us 909-465-1016.

The Ramona Dentistry Team

“Where Family Comes First”