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How can i get rid of the white blots on my front teeth

Friday, December 18th, 2009
Q. Hello 6 years ago i saw white blots on my front teeth. if you know any way so i can delete them please inform me. yours sincerely blots

A. They are likely to be too much fluoride causing uneven laying down of the enamel prisms.  Microabrasion / bleaching may help or possibly veneers may be required.

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD
Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
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Is tooth extraction the solution for half missing teeth?

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Q. Hi there i have a tooth that is half missing! my dentist wants to do an extraction on it but i keep putting it off, it has started to hurt abit now! but if i go let my dentist extract the remaining tooth will there be any problems duing the extraction? where the tooth has brocken the gum has gone over the the broken part so i think that she is gonna have problems getting it i am more frieghtend of the dentist cutting my gum open! im am terified of going to the dentist ever since a dentist i used to go to messed up one of my teeth.

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It sounds as though you do need your tooth removed- please discuss your anxiety with your dentist as the problem of removing the tooth will only increase the more the decay is allowed to grow

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Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
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how could i remove the large white dot on my front teeth?

Monday, April 6th, 2009
Q. On one of my front teeth, there is a large white dot which i would like to get rid of. i was wondering how i would go about this (what kind of treatment and cost). thank you

A. White spots often occur on front teeth, the main reason is often that you were ill when you were about 4 years old when that tooth was developing, the most common causes are severe influenza and chicken pox.  You need to find a good cosmetic dentist who will shine a light through the tooth to assess the depth of the white sopt.  The best treatment is microabrasion to gently remove the top layer of the white spot then a cosmetic tooth coloured filling can be placed over the spot and hide it.  Porcelain veneers in my option are far to destructive an option.

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Dr Riten Patel
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is there anything that can be done for mottling on the teeth

Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Q. Hello, my daughter is 17 in July and ever since her permanent teeth have come through she has had motteling on her teeth (not all of them) just her front ones. She has had treatment and her dentist has tried their best with what they can do but she is still very unhappy, she has never really smiled properly and it isnt until recently i realised just how much this is affecting her. Is there any other treatment she could have apart from veneers (whitening etc). Any advice would be much appreciated please. Thankyou.

A. Very sorry to hear about your daughters problem.  If the stain is within enamel a technique called microabrasion can be used to remove the stain.  The other possiblity is to place bonding on the surface to disguise the imperfections.  At 17 I would hold off on veneers as the nerve underneath can be damaged if they are very large.  However, it obviously is important that your daughter can relate to her piers comfortably

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My daughters have fluorosis and overbite would micro abrasion work

Friday, May 30th, 2008
Q. Hi, I have 2 daughters age 9 and 10 who both have moderate white fluorosis stains on their front teeth. Other children are now picking up on this and calling them cruel names as this makes the rest of their teeth appear a yellow colour. Furthermore, they are both unfortunate enough to have overlapping teeth and an overbite. They have both been referred to the orthodontist but they may not fit NHS criteria but we would fund treatment ourselves if this is the case. However, the fluorosis is the main source of worry as our own dentist just advises 18 and have their teeth bleached?? I have read about microabrasion – would a private cosmetic dentist consider doing this now- particularly as they may be undergoing orthodontic treatment in the future. Any advice you could offer would be very gratefully received.

 

A. Microabrasion is definately an option. I have done it many times on children. It is painless and undestructive to the teeth. Fluorosis can be in the surface enamel only but occasionally can penetrate deeper into the tooth. This means that if micrabraision technique is used, a tooth which is towards the back of the mouth should be treated first to see wether the discolouration gets any worse. A private cosmetic dentist will do this. If it works than great if it doesn’t then your kids can have white filling material placed over the teeth that are affected until they are old enough to have something permanent placed on them. I would advise that the white fillings are not placed until after orthodontic treatment has been completed.

Whitening generally doesn’t work on fluorosis, this is because of the nature of the discolouration. In fluorosis the discolouration is due to the alignment of enamel crystals and this is usually unaffected by bleach. Therefore, when they are old enough, if microbraision hasn’t worked they can have very thin laminate veneers placed on their teeth. Although this does involve shaving approximately 1/2 mm from the facing of the tooth, it is the least destructive way of improving the colouration of the teeth. In some cases veneers can be placed without shaving any of the tooth away.
I hope this helps

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