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I am trying to figure out if getting professional teeth whitening will help the brown spots on my teeth. My dentist doesn’t offer teeth whitening but she’s been helping me with all the over-the-counter brands we can find. None of them have helped. Now she is thinking about grinding down the brown spots until we get to white, but has admitted she isn’t sure how far down she’ll have to grind. Before I do this, which admittedly makes me nervous, I’d like to double-check if the professional whitening would be better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Callie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Callie,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am glad you wrote. I do not recommend that you allow this dentist to experiment on you. Her heart may be in the right place, but she does not have the knowledge or skills to deal with this and she can end up doing some serious damage to your teeth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teeth whitening<\/a> does not help the type of tooth stains you are dealing with. There are two possible solutions. The first option is dental bonding<\/a>. This has to be done freehand. Depending on the severity and the amount of the stains it may not be a cost-effective option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"porcelain<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This leads me to your second option, porcelain veneers<\/a>. These tiny wafers of porcelain can cover the brown spots, but they can also give you a complete smile makeover, changing the shape, size, and color of your teeth all at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I mentioned earlier, your dentist is not qualilfied to deal with your situation. Teeth whitening is one of the easiest, least complicated type of cosmetic procedures there are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two procedures we are talking about now are much more advanced. You will need to find a different dentist to do this. One way to know if they are a decent cosmetic dentist is to look at their smile gallery and see if the before and after images are beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog is brought to you by Lafayette, LA Dentists<\/a> Drs. Foreman and Thimmesch. <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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