What causes tooth staining and tooth discolouration?
Here are some of the more common causes:
Extrinsic causes:
- Tea, coffee, nicotine
- Plaque due to poor oral hygiene
- Certain mouthwashes (e.g those containing chlorhexidine)
- Certain medicines
Intrinsic causes:
- Aging
- Caries (decay)
- Metal fillings
- Pulp death (dead tooth)
- Fluorosis (caused by excessive fluoride intake as a child)
- Tetracycline antibiotic staining
Just by visiting your cosmetic dentist in Leeds regularly you can prevent some of the above problems from occurring. Extrinsic staining such as that from tea, coffee, wine, nicotine etc. can also be painlessly removed using a revolutionary Airflow technology available at http://www.clarendondentalspa.co.uk