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Why does a tooth get darker?

Milan Babić

Dentist

Why does a tooth get darker?

The most common reasons why a tooth can get darker are endodontic therapy, better known as “nerve extraction” and tooth trauma. In both cases, discolouration is caused by the tooth blood vessels important for the nutrients absorption get severed. A tooth can change its colour due to the necrosis or pulp gangrene.

How long after the nerve extraction will the tooth become darker?

There is no an exact period after which we can say the discolouration of a tooth will occur. Most often the changes occur after a few years since the endodontic therapy or tooth trauma.

Can the colour of the tooth after endodontic therapy be affected in some way?

Change in color, i.e. the tooth darkening  certainly occurs and it is different from one person to another. Adequate endodontic treatment and compliance with protocols in therapy can affect the reduction of tooth darkening.

How to solve the problem of a dark tooth?

There are several possibilities. First of all, the patient is advised to whiten their teeth, whereby the bleaching agent is placed inside the tooth as well. If the bleaching does not yield the desired results, the dark surface of the teeth can be covered with a composite or ceramic facet. In addition to the above mentioned therapeutic possibilities, the tooth can be remediated with a metal ceramic or non-metallic crown.

My tooth is darker but yet there has been no nerve extraction

In this case, the issue is most likely a disorder in the composition of the tooth enamel or dentin (a tooth layer under the tooth enamel). These changes are most commonly found in the stage of tooth development.

Are the darker teeth more susceptible to bleeding?

U ovom slučaju najverovatnije se radi o poremećaju u sastavu gleđi ili dentina (sloj zuba ispod gleđi). Ovakve promene najčešće nastaju u stadijumu razvitka zuba.

Da li su tamniji zubi podložniji kvarenju?

No. regardless of the shade of the tooth colour, each tooth will be protected from the tooth decay by maintaining the oral hygiene regularly.

Author: dr Milan Babić

 

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2019-04-18T15:16:53+02:00
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