I have had white spots on my teeth since I was little, can I do anything about them?
Q.
I have two white spots on my front two teeth. I’ve had them ever since my permanent teeth grew in, so they are not due to wearing braces or anything. I would really like to get rid of these white spots. I’ve tried crest whitestrips at home and they do help to make my teeth whiter and they do help blend them a little but I feel like I need to use the strips continuously but I do not wish to damage my teeth. So, I was wondering if there were any methods of doing so at the dentist which aren’t that costly.I’ve heard of microabrasion.. Is that a good option for me? What would be the cost of doing microabrasion on two teeth? And also, do you think these spots are too deep to be rid of? I do not know why I got these spots in the first place. Advice would be much appreciated.
I have two white spots on my front two teeth. I’ve had them ever since my permanent teeth grew in, so they are not due to wearing braces or anything. I would really like to get rid of these white spots. I’ve tried crest whitestrips at home and they do help to make my teeth whiter and they do help blend them a little but I feel like I need to use the strips continuously but I do not wish to damage my teeth. So, I was wondering if there were any methods of doing so at the dentist which aren’t that costly.I’ve heard of microabrasion.. Is that a good option for me? What would be the cost of doing microabrasion on two teeth? And also, do you think these spots are too deep to be rid of? I do not know why I got these spots in the first place. Advice would be much appreciated.
A.
You may have white ‘hypoplastic’ spots, which often present as your permanent teeth appear. They are not decay and are harmless except patients sometimes don’t like the milky white appearance. If it is hypoplasia, they can be lightly drilled away, as they are very superficial and then a dentist can place a tooth coloured resin filling over the area.
Please go and get an assessment with a cosmetic dentist.
Regards,
Sunita
You may have white ‘hypoplastic’ spots, which often present as your permanent teeth appear. They are not decay and are harmless except patients sometimes don’t like the milky white appearance. If it is hypoplasia, they can be lightly drilled away, as they are very superficial and then a dentist can place a tooth coloured resin filling over the area.
Please go and get an assessment with a cosmetic dentist.
Regards,
Sunita
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