SteveO82
May 15, 2010, 12:04 PM
I have a ton of composite resin fillings and while they are an affordable quick fixer upper, there's one downside to them. They match the current color of crude teeth and the fillings can discolor fairly easily.
I've picked up sensodyne toothpaste that did not have whitening written on it and some how my resin fillings were changing color. (The bottom of about 3-4 teeth were white because those are the original tooth but the top of each tooth were a dark shade/yellowish still and those were the fillings.) The only way to get rid of the white of the original teeth so I don't look dorky is by drinking coffee or soda and then the teeth will darken and match.
So, I went out and got another toothpaste. This time, Colgate cavity protection. It didn't say "whitening" on it so I assumed it wouldn't whiten my teeth. I picked up a night guard to go with it because I am a terrible grinder/clencher in my sleep and even during the day. The Colgate toothpaste STILL makes my original teeth white so the repaired teeth look out of place again (white on bottom, dark/yellowish on top) it's even worse now especially after wearing a night guard it's like 5 teeth are heavenly white at the mid point of each tooth to the bottom but from mid point to the gums the fillings again are the same dark color.
It's embarrassing and I know you can't make resins whiter by brushing only a dentist can change the color of them to match or the resins discolor by getting darker or the shades change over time which they have a little bit and it leaves me disappointed.
I don't have insurance so I can't afford to do root canals and crowns for 4-5 teeth. There's one tooth that I know of that needs a root canal and a crown but the dentist decided to do a composite resin filling to match the rest of my teeth for the time being but obviously the shade is sooo out of place that you can tell it's a fake tooth (if you were to stare at it.)
So are there any toothpaste brands out there that will NOT whiten my teeth but just clean out the germs/food particles? I floss every day/night, and the only mouth rinse I use is for acid/plaque protection but somehow my teeth are still turning bright white on the lower half of the teeth!
I've picked up sensodyne toothpaste that did not have whitening written on it and some how my resin fillings were changing color. (The bottom of about 3-4 teeth were white because those are the original tooth but the top of each tooth were a dark shade/yellowish still and those were the fillings.) The only way to get rid of the white of the original teeth so I don't look dorky is by drinking coffee or soda and then the teeth will darken and match.
So, I went out and got another toothpaste. This time, Colgate cavity protection. It didn't say "whitening" on it so I assumed it wouldn't whiten my teeth. I picked up a night guard to go with it because I am a terrible grinder/clencher in my sleep and even during the day. The Colgate toothpaste STILL makes my original teeth white so the repaired teeth look out of place again (white on bottom, dark/yellowish on top) it's even worse now especially after wearing a night guard it's like 5 teeth are heavenly white at the mid point of each tooth to the bottom but from mid point to the gums the fillings again are the same dark color.
It's embarrassing and I know you can't make resins whiter by brushing only a dentist can change the color of them to match or the resins discolor by getting darker or the shades change over time which they have a little bit and it leaves me disappointed.
I don't have insurance so I can't afford to do root canals and crowns for 4-5 teeth. There's one tooth that I know of that needs a root canal and a crown but the dentist decided to do a composite resin filling to match the rest of my teeth for the time being but obviously the shade is sooo out of place that you can tell it's a fake tooth (if you were to stare at it.)
So are there any toothpaste brands out there that will NOT whiten my teeth but just clean out the germs/food particles? I floss every day/night, and the only mouth rinse I use is for acid/plaque protection but somehow my teeth are still turning bright white on the lower half of the teeth!