A single dark tooth is usually a question for diagnosis before it is a question for whitening. Have yours looked at in our McPhillips Street clinic.
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You may have noticed it in a photo or in the bathroom mirror: one tooth, or perhaps a small group, sitting noticeably darker than its neighbours. For Leila North residents searching for whitening because of something like this, our first suggestion is an examination, not a shade chart.
General yellowing and a single dark tooth often have different explanations. Trauma, decay, a large restoration, or changes inside the tooth can all alter one tooth’s appearance, and peroxide applied across your whole smile may not address any of them. Once the reason is known, the options become much clearer.
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Before talking about colour, we try to learn why this particular tooth looks the way it does.
A knock to the mouth, even a long time ago, is worth bringing up at your examination.
Depending on the findings, the discussion may include a restoration or internal whitening.
It helps to separate these before deciding anything, because the appropriate response differs. Some patients have both, and that is fine to work through as well.
If your teeth have darkened more or less together, full-smile whitening may be worth discussing after an examination.
When the difference is limited to one tooth, its cause needs identifying before any cosmetic decision makes sense.
A dark tooth that also hurts or feels different should prompt a phone call to the clinic, rather than a wait for a routine time.
This is a diagnostic visit first and a cosmetic one second. Here is the general order in which things are likely to unfold.
Request your visitWhen did you first notice the colour? Mention any accidents, sports injuries, or past dental work on that tooth, even if they seem unrelated.
The dentist looks at the tooth, the gum around it, and any restorations, and discusses whether further diagnostic information is required.
You will be told what the likely cause is, whether it needs treatment, and what that could mean for the tooth’s colour.
If you would still like to lighten your other teeth, in-office or tray whitening can be considered once your oral health supports it.
The event that changed a tooth may have happened long before you noticed any colour difference. Spending a moment on its history can give us somewhere useful to start.
A store-bought product cannot tell you what is causing the colour, which is the main thing this appointment sets out to learn.
From the front desk to the treatment room, ask what you need.
A tooth that looks different can make you think twice about smiling in photos. You do not need to justify caring about it, and it is equally reasonable to want to rule out a health problem.
If something about the findings is hard to picture, ask for it to be explained another way until it makes sense.
Unless something needs prompt care, you are free to think about your cosmetic options before making any choice.
If whitening goes ahead, tell the team about any sharp or lingering pain, since the protocol may need changing.
After the diagnosis
Your path depends on what the examination reveals, so nothing here is a prediction. These are simply the kinds of matters that tend to come up after a diagnosis.
If there is decay, a problem with a restoration, or a change inside the tooth, that care is discussed ahead of cosmetic steps.
Internal whitening or a restoration might be raised for that tooth, depending on what suits its condition.
Ask when that tooth should be reviewed again, and call sooner if its colour changes or it starts to feel different.
Has the tooth become sore since your visit? Telephone us and describe what changed.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Dark-tooth questions get answered in person, in our chair at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Whatever care follows, Winnipeg North Dental provides it there too.
Mention the dark tooth on the form or when you call (204) 338-3003. The clinic will let you know once your time is confirmed.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about teeth whitening in Leila North.
Ask our teamPossibilities include past trauma, decay, a large restoration, or changes inside the tooth. An examination is needed to narrow it down, since appearance alone cannot tell you which one applies.
Quite possibly not. Whitening across your whole smile is aimed at a different kind of colour change, and a separately diagnosed tooth may need a restoration, internal whitening, or another treatment.
It is one possible approach for a particular dark tooth, and it is different from whitening your whole smile. Ask the dentist to explain whether it applies to your tooth after your examination.
It could be one explanation, so please mention it. Trauma is among the recognized reasons one tooth can look different from the rest, and only an examination can sort it out.
That depends on your diagnosis and your oral health. Lightening surrounding teeth may also make the darker one more noticeable, so the order of treatment deserves some discussion.
Describe the tooth to us at (204) 338-3003, or type a line about it into the request form. Once a time has been confirmed, you would come to Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6.
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