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Big teeth more yellow

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sky21 · 30/09/2010 13:27

My ds is 6 and has lost 3 milk teeth so now has 3 big teeth. I have noticed these are more yellow than his baby teeth. Is this normal or are we doing something wrong. He brushes 2 times a day and uses smart rinse mouth wash.

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moogalicious · 30/09/2010 13:30

have noticed that with dd1. But then my teeth have never been gleaming white, so I guess she's inherited that from me?

Clumsymum · 30/09/2010 13:33

I doubt that you are doing anything wrong.

I remember hearing somewhere that teeth which have more yellow enamel seem to be stronger and more resistant to decay than gleaming white ones.

Why not get a check-up appointment and ask your dentist, if you are worried?

Niecie · 30/09/2010 13:38

I agree yellower teeth are supposed to be stronger.

It might be my imagination as well, but my DS1's teeth came through looking quite yellow but they seem to be whiter now he has had them a while. He is 10.

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sky21 · 30/09/2010 14:31

Thanks for the replies. Feel better tom know its not just my ds. He is early loosing his so his friends haven't got theirs yet, so nothing really to compare his with. He is going for a check at dentist in a few weeks so will definately mention it there.

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TheEarthIsFlat · 30/09/2010 14:34

Had exactly the same worries with ds, but when I asked the dentist she said they were fine and she would not hold back if I was doing anything wrong (receding gum mum).

lovecheese · 30/09/2010 20:17

Baby teeth do not have as much dentine in them, which is a yellowy colour; Adult teeth do, hence they look more yellow.

fruitcorner · 30/09/2010 21:04

I had same worries about my DS's teeth, I asked the dentist and he said that they look darker against the whiter baby teeth but that when he has all his big teeth they won't look so yellow - if that makes sense!

sarahtigh · 30/09/2010 22:33

yes! love cheese is right, enamel is opaque so dentine shines through and it is much thicker in adult teeth, but its the contrast with the baby teeth that makes them look yellow; they are almost certainly really white on an adult tooth colour chart.

Lots of parents notice this its good to notice changes just in case, but it's a bit of a myth that yellow teeth are stronger like tooth size and shape its hereditary but liability to decay is not hereditary but environmental

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sky21 · 01/10/2010 10:02

Fantastic answers it all makes sense now. I am so glad i posted thanks everyone.

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