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A dark tooth: causes, symptoms and treatment

A dark tooth: causes, symptoms and treatment

A tooth that has changed color to a gray or black tone often raises both aesthetic and health concerns. Although at first glance it may seem that it has no solution, in many cases if it is possible to save him with the right treatment, as long as you act in time and seek the attention of a specialist. At our dental clinic in Bilbao or Getxo we will advise you on the best treatment to save a black tooth

Symptoms of a black tooth

There is no doubt that abnormalities in our dental parts should cause us concern, especially when we notice that we have a blackened tooth. Since this may be a sign of a dental pathology that must be treated in time.

If you start to notice that you have dark teeth, you need to be on the lookout for any other kind of particular symptomatology in your body. To recognize it, you must know what the symptoms of a black toothThen we will talk about the main symptoms of this type of dental condition.

Dental sensitivity

Without a doubt, when presenting a color black on the teeth you will also begin to perceive a high level of dental sensitivity. This must be the first warning signal that your body will make you perceive.

Little dark spots on the teeth

Of course, the next symptom that you have to visualize quite obviously is the fact that you have a color black between the teeth. This is something you should notice with ease. Since you will begin to perceive the appearance of a color black white teeth. Therefore, this is something that will stand out at the naked eye.

Pigmentation of tooth to grey or black

When you are facing a case of black tooth, after the appearance of small spots, all tooth coloring will begin to change, will go from being white, to being completely black or gray. Besides, this is something that can happen in a black milk tooth or may also appear black teeth in adults.

Causes of a black tooth

Another factor to be taken into account when discussing this type of dental condition has to do with the dark teeth causes. Since there are quite different reasons why you can get to have one or several blackened dental pieces. So, then we will talk to you about the most common causes of this type of condition.

Caries

One of the main reasons for this is: the cavities, especially those cavities that are not treated in time and begin to cause major damage to the affected tooth piece. So, if you see yourself and you say “I have a black tooth., What can it be?” you must evaluate the possibility that it is a cavity.

You packed in bad shape.

If you have any dental parts that have been repaired for one reason or another, and it has been a while since, you may have The filling is in bad shape.This is quite common, especially when using a filling of poor quality.

Blow trauma: dental nerve injury

Another reason that may cause this, may be some kind of hit you right on one of your teeth.Before this you can have a dark tooth per stroke. Since the trauma inflicted by the blow may be causing an injury at the dental nerve levelFrom there to have a black tooth per stroke be of the most common reasons.

Pulp infection (pulp necrosis)

Finally, but not least, since this is the most serious reason, there is the possibility of having a infection of the dental pulpThis is something that can give you a necrosis of the tooth pulp. drastic change of color in the tooth piece.

In addition, it is normal that if you have a black tooth, this happens during adult life, but you can also give the case of a black tooth. Necrosate milk toothThis one. internal death of dental pulp is usually an injury that may involve complete loss of the tooth piece.

This type of plea is based on the endodontics in Bilbao, but at the time of performing this type of dental surgery with an unprofessional dentist you can present a black tooth after endodontics. Hence the importance of always coming with a good professional to avoid having a black tooth endodontics.

Black teeth in adults

The causes of black teeth can be attributed to a number of factors. It is often caused by dental erosion, smoking, tea and coffee consumption. There are a variety of foods that can discolor your teeth, even certain cosmetics.

The dental erosion is a process that wears off the surface of the tooth by the action of acids produced by bacteria on the plate (a bacterial film). Acid slowly corrodes the enamel, which is a hard, shiny substance that covers the surfaces of the teeth. Smoking causes a condition called “yellow teeth.” Smoking can cause yellow teeth due to tobacco tar and nicotine.

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Solution for a black tooth

If you start to notice this type of dental condition and ask yourself: “I got black between my teeth., What can I do to treat it?” You need to know details about the solution black tooth.

The first step, of course, is going on a date with a professional dentistry in Bilbao that is really formed. In this way he will be able to determine the main cause of blackening of the tooth piece to give you solution with the right treatment.

The ideal is to perform a treatment that ends at the root with the cause of the blackening of the tooth. However, in most cases when talking about a dark tooth solution endodontics is usually recommended since once there is a pulp infection and you do not want to remove the tooth piece completely, this type of treatment is done.

Of course, if it's because of a cavity, you have to cover the chopped tooth with a filling, or, if it's for a hit, you have to assess the degree of injury to determine what to do with this. The essential thing is to emphasize that you will always be able to solve the black tooth pieces.

General oral health information. Your dentist’s assessment is needed to tailor any recommendation to your individual circumstances.

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