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My childs adult teeth look disgustingly yellow...

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NotInTheMood · 16/12/2012 13:09

And I mean yellow. Mainly his bottom teeth. We brush twice a day and mouthwash but not all the time. He is 8 and I now us an adult tooth paste to see if this helps. He had a dental appointment 2 myths ago and dentist said they were fine and normal. I'm not too keen on my dentist tbh he doesn't really instill trust. They look worse then my dads teeth today maybe because he's eaten etc i don't know

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secondaryschool · 29/01/2018 20:00

my son's teeth are very yellow. he is 11 years old. we took him few times to NHS dentists. they cleaned but still the same. didn't make any difference. but we were really worried as they were look bad.
finally we took him to private dentist and they said, it's because of food what we are eating. as we use turmeric powder for our food. after they cleaned his teeth, they were back to normal (white).

so, we didn't use turmeric for my son's food but again after 2 months, we can see his yellow teeth .
don't know what to do.

theyoniwayisnorthwards · 02/02/2018 00:26

My kids see a great private dentist who told me that milk teeth are naturally whiter than adult teeth and that when kids first adult teeth come in the contrast between the new teeth and the milk teeth still in their mouths makes them look darker. It might not be as bad as it looks now. Your child’s skin tone might also be an issue, i’m v pale and beside my milk bottle skin my natural teeth looked darker, I didn’t care as a kid and when I was old enough for it to bother me an electric toothbrush and crest whitening strips helped immensely until I got veneers.

sadie9 · 02/02/2018 14:49

They do tend to look yellow beside the baby teeth because they are pristine white. What colour are you and your partners teeth now? Because your son will most likely have the colour teeth as one you. My children's first adult teeth looked very yellow at the start but they all look normal white now, he's 14.
Also the front teeth look really 'big' as well because they are in a small child's mouth. You'd might be surprised how they'll normalise out after a few years. I wouldn't mention in front of him. If you want the dentist to look at that, ring the dentist before hand or go in on your own first. The last thing you want is your child thinking there's something you don't like about his appearance.

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