I want to whiten my teeth but I’ve had many composite fillings over the years. Unfortunately, all of my teeth are of a yellowish shade by nature, so if I wanted to whiten them, wouldn’t I have to get the fillings replaced with whiter material and only then do the whitening? And what should I tackle first — should I wait to do whitening until after the canine situation is dealt with?
- Diana in California
Diana,
You definitely want to do the tooth whitening first, and do the fillings later to match the whitened teeth. And you need to wait a couple of weeks after finishing the whitening so that your new whiter color stabilizes. Otherwise your fillings won’t match.
You can’t predict the shade result of bleaching beforehand.
A good cosmetic dentist will know this.
Dr. Hall
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