How to treat tetracycline teeth?

Bleaching is the most commonly used method to treat tetracycline teeth. It is mainly bleached and decolored with 30% hydrogen peroxide. Some hospitals also use heating to assist hydrogen peroxide bleaching, and some also use braces to apply decolorant to teeth at 8~ 10 hour in the evening. However, this whitening lacks luster and looks like ground glass, and with the extension of bleaching time, enamel is prone to discoloration. Therefore, this method is only effective for mild discoloration of tetracycline teeth, but not for moderate or severe discoloration.

Veneering is another commonly used method to treat tetracycline teeth. Just like putting decorative wallpaper or tiles on the wall, putting a veneer on the surface of teeth can hide the original color. Veneer materials should be beautiful in color, realistic, wear-resistant and firmly pasted. Generally, plastic tooth veneer, light-cured resin veneer and porcelain veneer are used. Plastic tooth veneer is not wear-resistant and easy to fall off; Composite resin veneer is easy to dye. The contrast between color and real teeth is obvious; Porcelain paste has natural and vivid shape and color, good wear resistance and biocompatibility with gingival tissue, and is the most ideal material for covering tetracycline teeth in the world at present.