Microabrasion for teeth white spots
My dentist wants to use microabrasion on my
daughter's teeth because she has white spots on her teeth. What is this,
and does it work?
—Sandra
Sandra:
Yes, microabrasion does work. It involves having the dentist rub a slurry
of pumice and acid on the teeth, and it seems to work miracles for certain
types of white spots. But it doesn't remove all white spots.
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To the left are
before-and-after photographs of what the results of microabrasion
treatments look like. The photos were taken from a web site talking
about GC's product, Tooth Mousse, and said that this product was
used along with the microabrasion. The results, |
however, look to me
to be very similar to what you would see with just microabrasion.
Notice that the spots are gone, but that the teeth have a generally darker color to them.
Tooth bonding
would be a way to treat these lighter-colored areas without making the
teeth darker. Or porcelain veneers
could be used to cover the fronts of the teeth to create a really
beautiful smile.
—Dr. Hall
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