Milford Dentists Can Cover Up Discoloured Teeth

Writing a recent blog on their website, Milford Dentists’ Andrea Clarke explains as follows, why teeth die and go black or grey and what can be done to revitalise the patient’s teeth.

“A dead or non-vital tooth will often discolour or darken and there are several reasons as to why this may happen. It could be because the tooth has been hit hard and this percussion injury has killed the blood supply feeding into the tooth. It could be because the tooth has been snapped/fractured by trauma and the exposed nerve becomes infected with bacteria and dies. It can also be due to tooth decay as once the tooth decay reaches the nerve the bacteria kill the nerve. Occasionally, it can be because of high temperatures created trying to fix a decayed badly broken down tooth

“Case study - This lovely lady from Takapuna has been coming to Milford Dentists for a long time. She asked me if I could improve the appearance of her two grey teeth. Both teeth had big, big fillings, the nerves had died and both had been root filled (or endodontically treated). She did not have the budget for dental crowns so we opted to (inexpensively) mask the visible parts with a veneer build-up of white composite filling material. If you imagine painting over something black to make it look white you need a white opaque layer.

“Closest to the tooth I bonded a very thin opaque layer which totally blocked out the grey tooth. But now I had two bright white teeth shining at me.  I now placed a thicker layer of a natural tooth coloured composite resin that had a lovely opacity similar to tooth dentine. This layer looked good but the tooth still looked dull and lifeless.  Finally I added a more translucent layer of white filling that mimics how enamel looks to make the teeth really shine.

“As with most dental repairs, although the results are not permanent and eventually require replacement, composite resin fillings are very durable and can offer what we at Milford Dentists believe is a safe, stable, effective solution for the repair of teeth in a lot of situations. “

To read more about Milford Dentists please visit the website at http://www.milforddentists.co.nz .