I want pure white teeth I have light yellow teeth I earlier I used to drink tea 4 5 times a day now I reduced to 2 3.

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Hello lybrate-user. Teeth are naturally yellowish white or greyish white in colour. It is nothing to worry about. Sometimes teeth become more yellow due to tartar build up or stains from coffee or tea. This can be easily removed by professional cleaning (oral prophylaxis). Kindly do not use the products advertised in the market that claim to whiten teeth. These products will abrade the tooth structure and cause more harm to your teeth than good. There are treatments like bleaching which wil lighten the color but it will lead to enamel abrasion and eventually cause sensitivity. Veneers is also an option. Visit your dentist. Maintain your oral hygiene as per the technique advised by the dentist.

Sai Shreya · Accepted Answer

Hello lybrate-user. Teeth are naturally yellowish white or greyish white in colour. It is nothing to worry about. Sometimes teeth become more yellow due to tartar build up or stains from coffee or tea. This can be easily removed by professional cleaning (oral prophylaxis). Kindly do not use the products advertised in the market that claim to whiten teeth. These products will abrade the tooth structure and cause more harm to your teeth than good. There are treatments like bleaching which wil lighten the color but it will lead to enamel abrasion and eventually cause sensitivity. Veneers is also an option. Visit your dentist. Maintain your oral hygiene as per the technique advised by the dentist.

Bharat Joshi · Answer

Hello dear, please donot worry .see tea or coffee stains are extrinsic stains which could be removed by scaling only. But tooth original colour is not affected by them. However, good oral hygiene may improve and decrease the deposition of materia alba. If you want white teeth, you may go for bleaching or veeners (atleast in anteriors. For further details, you can contact me. My code is bj6e1e regards.

Prince Sachan · Answer

I suggest in bleeching and deep scaling.

Isha Malhotra · Answer

reduce the tea drinking ..the colour will become naturally lighter then what is your shade now .. but if you want white teeth .. you may go for teeth bleaching procedure as well..

Yasmin Asma Zohara · Answer

Cause of discoloration ? smoking, coffee, tea, drugs, aging, staining food (wine, blueberry, etc.) genetics. You may have a yellow bacterial film called ?plaque? that occurs naturally in mouth that can build up. If not removed it hardens to form tartar. Advise deep cleaning, polishing, whitening (bleaching) procedures, artificial enamel filling or capping. Advance procedures can be done with laser. Use snowdent tooth paste for whitening until then. Apply snowdent paste on the teeth. Wait for 10 to 15 min. Then brush your teeth with the same paste. Applying it overnight for better results. You may consult me in person.

Maj. Gen Mahesh Chander Vsm (Retd) · Answer

Get scaling polishing done by a dentist than brush twice daily especially at night avoid coloured food stuff you never have pure white teeth.