Hi folks,
I've had a funny yellow color to my teeth since I can remember, and one tooth has a funny white square. They are also crooked but I never had the money for braces until after my late 30s (I'll come back to that).
A year or two back I asked my dentist about whitening, and they gave me the gel to keep in the fridge to whiten the teeth. I did this for a few weeks and it didn't seem to work, and my teeth got really sensitive. After that I stopped.
Someone on an online forum said there is something called dental bonding to make all the teeth look back to normal. Then they pointed to a bunch of photos of wealthy people and said that's what made their teeth a bright white.
I found a dentist who advertised dental bonding on their web page, but they said it's only for small parts of a single tooth. They said it's not for making all teeth white like I was describing.
Back to braces. I don't really see the point of doing the braces if the teeth will be yellow and have the funny white square. But if I could solve the discoloration problem then I would pay for the braces (or invisalign or whatever it's called).
Does anybody have any idea what I'm talking about re: making the teeth white with the dental bonding stuff? Or is it really only to make a small spot white? And if it is even a real thing, how do I find a local cosmetic dentist who would do that?
V/r,
Bryan
I've had a funny yellow color to my teeth since I can remember, and one tooth has a funny white square. They are also crooked but I never had the money for braces until after my late 30s (I'll come back to that).
A year or two back I asked my dentist about whitening, and they gave me the gel to keep in the fridge to whiten the teeth. I did this for a few weeks and it didn't seem to work, and my teeth got really sensitive. After that I stopped.
Someone on an online forum said there is something called dental bonding to make all the teeth look back to normal. Then they pointed to a bunch of photos of wealthy people and said that's what made their teeth a bright white.
I found a dentist who advertised dental bonding on their web page, but they said it's only for small parts of a single tooth. They said it's not for making all teeth white like I was describing.
Back to braces. I don't really see the point of doing the braces if the teeth will be yellow and have the funny white square. But if I could solve the discoloration problem then I would pay for the braces (or invisalign or whatever it's called).
Does anybody have any idea what I'm talking about re: making the teeth white with the dental bonding stuff? Or is it really only to make a small spot white? And if it is even a real thing, how do I find a local cosmetic dentist who would do that?
V/r,
Bryan