teeth problems

• kog

  6 Oct 07, 21:07

  I brush, floss, use listerine, my teeth still yellow, and got plague....
  What's wrong with my teeth, are some people in the world born with weak teeth?
  
• Darkness_hacker99

  6 Oct 07, 21:10

  Yellow =/= weak.
• jojobeach

  7 Oct 07, 00:22

  Originally posted by kog:

  I brush, floss, use listerine, my teeth still yellow, and got plague....
  What's wrong with my teeth, are some people in the world born with weak teeth?
  

  Your yellowish teeth could be genetic/ inherited from your parents.
  
  Or it could be due to some medications given to you when you are younger.
  
  Go and consult a dentist about your condition.
  They will recommend procedures you can opt for to whiten them.
  
  Currently, some people with bad looking teeth goes for veneers to be placed on top of the original teeth and the results are long lasting and looks good.
• dumbdumb!

  7 Oct 07, 00:39

  brush immediately after meals
  
  the yellowness comes from the food stains etc.
• kog

  8 Oct 07, 20:37

  yellow =/= weak?
  I have just had a composite restoration not long ago. It was nasty...
• Jezmeister

  8 Oct 07, 21:41

  Originally posted by kog:

  yellow =/= weak?
  I have just had a composite restoration not long ago. It was nasty...

  yellow teeth may be weak but weak teeth is not a prerequisite to yellow teeth is i think what was meant
  
  & meh, teeth are bones it's not like skin that gets replaced every ~3 days - they get stained it's gonna take a while for em to get cleaned it's just the way it is. just keep cleaning them twice a day etc and if you're really bothered avoid things like soft drinks and they'll get better in time.
• Nadare

  8 Oct 07, 22:17

  visit dentist
• sLeEpWaLkErInG

  8 Oct 07, 22:19

  do you smoke or drink coffee?
  
  these 2 stains quite jia lat
• technoboy

  8 Oct 07, 22:21

  I hate visiting the dentist.
  
  Every session is pain and bloody!
• Othello_Red

  8 Oct 07, 23:34

  I've got yellowish teeth as well. Probably because of excessive coffee intake.
  
  I wanted to do some scaling but was advised by my dentist against it because she said that I have rather thin enamels. Oh well. Plus point is that my teeth are decay free and better than most she's seen.
• kog

  10 Oct 07, 21:18

  I stopped drinking acidic drinks.
  I guess I will observe for another month.
• elitefella

  10 Oct 07, 23:05

  Any idea for to close up a gap i have in between 2 teeth, dun think nid braces cos it's just 2 of them...
• jojobeach

  12 Oct 07, 01:29

  Originally posted by elitefella:

  Any idea for to close up a gap i have in between 2 teeth, dun think nid braces cos it's just 2 of them...

  Go consult a dentist, there are several options to choose.
  
  
• SGpork

  12 Oct 07, 01:56

  see doc.
  
• gunner77

  12 Oct 07, 17:20

  Originally posted by jojobeach:

  Go consult a dentist, there are several options to choose.
  
  

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• limywv

  12 Oct 07, 17:29

   

   

   

   

  
  
• elitefella

  18 Oct 07, 17:50

  Originally posted by jojobeach:

  Go consult a dentist, there are several options to choose.
  
  

  Scared got consultation fee sia...
• angel7030

  18 Oct 07, 19:08

  Originally posted by kog:

  I brush, floss, use listerine, my teeth still yellow, and got plague....
  What's wrong with my teeth, are some people in the world born with weak teeth?
  

  Your teeth are solid in yellow color, most people are born with it, it is not like coffee or cig stain which you can remove by grinding (which may lead to thining of teeth), because the teeth are yellowish inside and outside, even if you removed a layer off, it is still yellowish.
  
  It is not a sign of weak or unhealthy, the only suggestion is go for laser whitening treatment if you can afford.