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  • Feb 3, 2007, 10:33 PM
    rubbles
    Yellow stains on child's teeth
    My daughter aged 7 has yellow stains on both front teeth. She lost her baby teeth quite young and now has 8 adult teeth. We brush teeth twice a day but this has made no difference. She is an active healthy girl but doesn't eat much in way of vegetables. She does like her fruit though. Any suggestions to what may be causing this would be of help.' I have made an appt with the school dentist but I am wondering if I should take her to my dentist.
  • Feb 4, 2007, 01:24 AM
    AKaeTrue
    Are you sure they are stains? A healthy tooth that has a thick enamel will appear yellow.
    If you know they are stains, it could be due to something she is eating or drinking on a regular basic such as dark soda or red grape juice.
  • Mar 17, 2007, 01:13 PM
    Grandma Scratch
    I know exactly what you're talking about. My granddaughter age 7 has the same yellow staining on her bottom teeth (Outer). Mom brushes, flosses and flourides every day. She also doesn't eat much in the way of vegetable or protiens. Maybe it's a deficiency. The dentist just says she needs her teeth scaled every 3 months... no idea as to why the staining is there. Does your daughter have any signs of early puberty? My daughter is making an appointment with the pediatrician. I'll let you know if I find anything out about it. Good luck.
  • Mar 17, 2007, 10:12 PM
    shannonoleyar
    I have a stained tooth beside my front teeth. It sticks out just a little further than my front teeth, but it's not noticeable and my dentist will not do anything cosmetic w/ it for that reason. Anyway, when I asked why it was stained he said that it takes the brunt of my toothbrush because it sticks out further and that I am wearing off the enamal and looking at the under part of the tooth which is slightly darker. He told me that teeth whitener will only make the problem worse. (I don't think they are safe for a child anyway.) I am 26, not 8... so my teeth have taken way more brushings, but it thought it might help! Good luck!
  • Jun 13, 2008, 01:27 PM
    kaetia
    Healthy adult teeth are naturally yellowish in colour. When children loose their deciduous teeth parents often think that they are stained in some way, as the adult teeth are not as white.

    However, if she eats a lot of fruit (high in acid) they could be early signs of decay and it's probably better to get her checked by your dentist.
  • Jun 13, 2008, 02:56 PM
    flossie
    Rubbles,
    1. Did your daughter have a high fever when she was an infant/toddler? Sometimes adult teeth will have discoloured spots on them because they were still forming under the bone while the child was ill. When your daughter is older the dentist can hide the spots with a tooth coloured filling.
    2. If the yellowing is near the gumline check to be sure it's not sticky plaque. Take a toothpick or your fingernail and scrape it. If it comes off, it's old sticky plaque and your daughter should see a dental hygienist to have it removed.



    Grandma Scratch,

    I hope when you say your daughter "fluoridates" your grandchilds teeth everyday that you are talking with normal ADA/CDA approved fluoridated toothpaste.
    Too much fluoride can be toxic to a child if she swallows any of it and this can cause fluorisis, another type of staining of the teeth.
  • Dec 19, 2008, 08:22 AM
    naghmeh

    My daughter has the same problem and today I am taking her to the dentist but decided to research into this subject. It is amazing how ignorant we are of this fenomena. She is only 7 and the teeth had not even come out completely when she got the stain. It was after eating corn so I am blaming it on the corn for some reason. I just don't know why the other teeth did not get the stain.
  • May 25, 2010, 03:42 AM
    MissFF
    Well I have yellow stain on my teeth this makes my life worse I am now so angry because I went to my dentist and he has done nothing about even though I told him how awfully I feel about this when I smile or laugh some times I think to myself that dentists are useles SOMEBODY HELP MEEEE... :(
  • May 25, 2010, 03:42 AM
    MissFF
    Well I have yellow stain on my teeth this makes my life worse I am now so angry because I went to my dentist and he has done nothing about even though I told him how awfully I feel about this when I smile or laugh some times I think to myself that dentists are useles SOMEBODY HELP MEEEE... :(
  • Mar 2, 2011, 12:09 PM
    RS2011
    My 7 year old has the same problem. He brushes twice daily (sometimes more) and flosses daily. Seems like nothing kicks the yellow stain (or whatever it is). He also sees a dentist regularly but his dentist hasn't brought it up to me, but the issue has seemed to worsen within the past 5 months or so. He won't smile showing his teeth, a classmate has told him his teeth are yellow, and he has been constantly asking me if his teeth are yellow:-( Just today he said "Mom, your teeth are whiter than mine." It just kills me..

    Insurance won't cover a random appointment, and he isn't due for a regular cleaning/exam for another 2 or so months.

    P.S.. His teeth are not spotted, and it doesn't appear as sticky plaque (no build up near gumlines, etc).
  • Mar 2, 2011, 12:12 PM
    RS2011
    Comment on MissFF's post
    If you dentist seems to not care, try seeing another dentist. It's very important, especially if you feel insecure about smiling or laughing!
  • Mar 17, 2011, 05:43 PM
    flossie
    At age 7, I hope you are still doing most of the brushing for him. Boys don't have the manual dexterity to do a good job brushing until they are closer to 11 or 12 yrs. Of age and need parental help. Adult teeth are generally more yellow than the baby teeth. After his next dental cleaning you may want to use some baking soda on a wet brush once a week to help control the yellow stain.
  • Mar 27, 2011, 07:01 PM
    A7Penn
    I have the same thing. I'm 18 now and I've had stains on my two front teeth since I got my adult teeth. Dentists either knew nothing about it or just assumed I wasn't taking care of my teeth properly. My new dentist told me it might be damaged enamel because I lost one of my front teeth by getting hit in the face with a soccer ball :P Either way he told me the only way to fix it was to do bleaching or another treatment where they take off a thin layer of the tooth and replace it with some special mixture which is a tooth replacement or something like that. Unfortunately both these treatments are cosmetic and expensive and I'm in university now so I won't be able to fix my problem for the next 5 years :(
  • Mar 31, 2011, 09:19 PM
    mommyofgirls
    My daughter also has the problem on one of her bottom teeth that is still coming in, I have gone to three different dentist and have got a few different reasons. 1- it happened during pregnancy, I must have spiked a fever or was on a medication for a bacteria infection(medicine starts with a T) or 2- Antibiotics my daughter had taken. What?? Either way the answer on what they can do about it is worse. 1- When they turn 18 we can do porcelain veneers or the other doctors answer is at 16 we can cap it, other than that nothing?? Someone has to have a resolution, my daughter is upset about it and I'm worried about her upper teeth that still need to come in.
  • Apr 1, 2011, 03:30 AM
    flossie
    Unfortunately there isn't a whole lot that CAN be done at the age of 6 or 7. Luckily mommy, it's a lower tooth which isn't normally seen when smiling or talking as the lower lip covers it. The tooth is much healthier and better off if left alone. Once you start putting fillings, crowns, veneers on it your daughter will be challenged with keeping the tooth and gum tissue meticulously clean for the rest of her life. Any kind of restoration will create plaque traps. Just be happy that your daughter's teeth are healthy at this point.
  • Jul 15, 2011, 12:23 PM
    justin152
    Our son has now got his two top front adult teeth just coming through , he is nearly 7... his back moleres have came through has have his bottom two front teeth...
    All of these teeth have rather large yellow spots ( patches ) on them , does anybody know what would cause these ?
    I have been told by several dentists now that he must have had a very bad fever etc.. stastemic... however that is not the case as he was not poorly as ababy
    Can anybody plaese explain why these spots are there
    Thanks
  • Sep 1, 2011, 07:25 PM
    hello34543
    I'm 14 and I have the yellow spot on my front tooth I can't figure out what it is the dentist said that he is going to put something on my tooth to make it look white again
  • Nov 14, 2011, 07:13 AM
    kmacshanghai
    My 5 year old has 2 adult teeth at the bottom & she has yellow spots on just these 2 new teeth. All her baby teeth are a perfect white. I'm wondering whether it's linked to not being given fluoride supplement which certain doctors give children in France & Germany (we're British where they don't provide this).
  • May 6, 2013, 07:52 PM
    hunybuny71
    I too wondered about this. My 6 yr olds adult teeth appear yellow, or discoloured.
    There could be a very simple answer.
    Baby teeth are sometimes known as milk teeth do to the whiteness. When I don't tease, and they can appear yellow or discolored next to the other white mass

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