Why are my children's teeth yellow?

When we communicate with others, the first thing we pay attention to is other people's teeth. If the teeth are not very clean, it will affect the impression we make on others. So why do children's teeth turn yellow? There are many reasons that lead to this situation. We must analyze specific problems specifically. Only in this way can we prescribe the right medicine. Let us learn about it together.

The structure of a normal tooth is that the surface of the crown is enamel, and underneath is dentin and pulp. Enamel and dentin are both extremely hard tissues with highly calcified structures. The enamel itself is slightly transparent in color, while the dentin is slightly yellow. Therefore, the teeth of Asians are slightly yellow in nature. With the different degrees of calcification of teeth, even normal teeth may appear yellower in appearance. Many patients complain about yellow teeth, but in fact, many of them are normal colors.

As for the "shiny" white teeth in advertisements, they do not actually appear naturally. Parents should not be misled by the visual effects of advertisements.

For parents, it is important to pay attention to some abnormal "tooth discoloration" situations.

Tooth discoloration is generally divided into three categories: extrinsic discoloration, intrinsic discoloration, and discoloration caused by dental pulp disease. Extrinsic staining is easy to understand. It is the deposition of pigments and tartar that causes tooth discoloration. For example, people who drink tea, coffee or smoke are prone to tooth discoloration. This can be fixed by professional cleaning by a dentist. Among the discolorations themselves, the most common is the famous "tetracycline teeth", which is the discoloration of teeth caused by the mother taking tetracycline during pregnancy. This is actually because tetracycline combines with the calcium ions in the teeth to form a complex, causing tooth discoloration. Similar to this are mottled enamel caused by long-term consumption or drinking of too high concentrations of fluoride, and tooth discoloration due to incomplete enamel development.

The last category is discoloration caused by dental pulp disease. For example, if the tooth has been hit or traumatized, you may not feel it at the time, but later the pulp slowly dies and the color of the tooth changes. In addition, some people need root canal treatment due to severe tooth disease. After treatment, some people's teeth turn light gray to dark brown.

Different tooth discoloration requires different treatments. The simplest ones only require professional cleaning, and there are also some bleaching drugs in dentistry, but for complex and stubborn tooth discoloration, especially discoloration caused by pulp disease, it is often necessary to restore the beauty of the teeth through methods such as porcelain teeth.

If your baby's teeth are a little yellow, it may just be the original color of the teeth. If this is the case, there is no need to be too nervous. There are things like black lines on the baby's teeth. Since they cannot be seen with the naked eye, it is still necessary to let the doctor take a look to confirm whether it is caries. If it is indeed tooth decay, then it needs to be treated.

There are three main reasons why babies get tooth decay: bacteria, diet, and oral factors (teeth and saliva), and these three are interrelated.

Why are my child’s teeth yellow? Through the above answer to this question, we can see that there are many reasons. If your child also has this situation, it is best to send him to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time. Only in this way can we find out the problem and solve it as soon as possible.