Yellow teeth: Causes and treatment

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1. Causes of yellow teeth?

Yellow, dull teeth are the main reason why many people lose confidence when communicating. For prolonged yellowing, the oral cavity may appear foul, which is a typical manifestation of serious dental disease. Understand the causes of yellow teeth to have an appropriate and effective treatment.
There are many causes for your teeth to become yellow, the most common cause is the layer of dentin underneath the enamel. It can be natural yellow teeth due to genetics from the previous generation or due to many different reasons such as:
Children in the period of tooth formation, adults take a lot of antibiotics; Women taking tetracycline after the fourth month of pregnancy or while breastfeeding can cause natural yellow teeth in the baby; Use mouthwash with a high concentration of chlorhexidine; Using the acne medication minocycline; Have a history of chemotherapy or radiation therapy to the head, face and neck; Consuming too much fluoride; Natural teeth become yellow with age and enamel wears away; Smoking tobacco and nicotine products; Foods such as tomatoes, curries and colored fruits; Beverages such as coffee, tea, red wine and soda, traditional medicine; Acute trauma to the tooth can crack the enamel, exposing the yellow dentin; Teeth grinding (bruxism) can wear down tooth enamel; Teeth can be yellow for a variety of reasons, some of which are still unknown.

2. What to do with yellow teeth?

Based on each of the above causes of yellow teeth, we can actively treat them at home or at dental facilities.
With yellow teeth due to exogenous factors, you can apply home whitening methods that are simple, easy to perform and highly effective. Specifically as follows: Using baking soda and hydrogen peroxide: 1 tablespoon baking soda and 2 tablespoons hydrogen peroxide 5V mixed into a paste to brush teeth as usual with toothpaste. Rinse and rinse mouth thoroughly with water.
Soak in coconut oil: Use 1-2 teaspoons of pure organic coconut oil for 10-30 minutes, do not swallow. Spit it out and clean it with a clean toothpaste.
Use apple cider vinegar: Mix 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with about 175ml of water, use it to suck, gargle, then brush your teeth with normal toothpaste.
Lemon, orange and banana peels: Use scrub on the tooth surface daily, then brush with toothpaste.
At-home teeth whitening: By using whitening strips, individual trays or ready-made trays in a relative size so that the patient soaks in water about 700C and then adjusts it to his or her teeth. Gel for bleaching at home is not as concentrated as bleaching gel at the clinic. It takes 7-10 days, at least 4 hours a day to have a whitening effect.

Besides the above methods, you need to maintain good oral hygiene and cleanliness. Brush your teeth 2-3 times a day, floss to easily remove food stuck in your teeth. Gargle to clean the oral cavity and teeth where the brush cannot reach. Maintaining regular methods will see the effect, the status of yellow teeth will be reduced.
In addition to being more effective, faster and saving more time, you can treat yellowed teeth at the dental chair.
At dental clinics, medical facilities, you can quickly whiten your teeth in 1-2 hours.
Dentists use gum protectors in the whitening area, place whitening gels on the tooth surface, and use LED lights to help whiten teeth faster and more effectively. With a time of 1-2 hours, your teeth will lose their yellowing and white tone compared to the original. However, after the whitening process in this way, you will feel sensitive teeth for a few hours to a few days and need to abstain from eating and drinking too hot, cold, and colored foods for 1-2 weeks, depending on the sensitivity. .
However, dentists say the best way to prevent yellowing is to keep your teeth clean. The simplest is to brush your teeth 2-3 times a day, after each meal, use dental floss to clean the stains in between the teeth, the tooth surface. Along with that is no smoking, limit alcohol, tea, coffee, red wine, food, colored drinks. Drinking plenty of water helps wash away bacteria in the oral cavity and stimulates saliva production. The most important thing is to have regular dental health check-ups at least every 6 months to detect and solve oral health conditions as soon as possible.
Dental - Jaw - Facial - Vinmec International General Hospital specializes in examining and treating all common dental problems in adults and children. The hospital has a team of qualified doctors and dentists and a system of advanced machinery to help support the examination process well and shorten the time.
Therefore, when there is any problem, you can go to the hospital to be checked for appropriate instructions from a specialist doctor. Avoiding leaving for a long time will affect the structure and aesthetics of the teeth.

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