Having yellow teeth can not only be uncomfortable at times but also undermine your confidence.

It can give you awareness of your teeth when you feel a need to flash your smile. The first step in getting rid of this ugly yellow tint is to determine the cause of it.

Causes for Yellow Teeth

* Natural: Some people have teeth naturally yellow. This is no defect as not all of us are lucky enough to have naturally white teeth. Here is the detailed reason for this natural yellow color. The outer most covering of the teeth (enamel) is white.

However, the layer below this, which is the dentin, is naturally yellow. In some circumstances, the outermost layer is not well mineralized causing it to become transparent. This makes the color of the dentin (yellow) more obvious and can not edit this natural tooth color unless you use advanced whitening methods.

* Aging: You have to accept the fact that yellowing of teeth is also a natural aspect of aging. However careful you might have been in maintaining your oral hygiene, over a long period of time staining agents generally seep in to your teeth giving it a yellowish tinge. Also, the enamel wears down and the natural yellow color of the underlying layer (dentin) becomes visible.

* Oral hygiene: Poor Oral hygiene is a major cause of yellow teeth colour. You could say “yellow teeth can have various causes” but poor oral hygiene ALWAYS result in yellow teeth(along with a lot of other dental problems)

* Food Habits: The chromogenic (COLOUR IMPARTING) food and beverages we consume can be held responsible for a vast majority of tooth discolorations. Foods such as tea, coffee, soda and berries have colour imparting properties. Smoking and chewing tobacco causes stained teeth as well due to nicotine deposits on teeth.

Yellow Teeth Treatment:

Although we can try our best to control the yellowing of our teeth by simple methods, sometimes it’s just not possible and we have to look towards more advanced methods.

Simple Methods:
    * Brush and Floss twice a day.
    * Brushing after consuming color imparting agents like coffee, tea, soda etc
    * Using Whitening toothpaste and chewing sugarless whitening gums.
    * Using Whitening strips or paint on bleach.

Advanced Methods
    * Using Dental Veneers.
    * Using various tooth whitening methods especially the in-office tooth bleaching.