There's a black spot on my front teeth, what's going on?

White teeth make people look very healthy, but many factors can cause abnormal tooth color. For example, if there is a black spot on the front teeth, there are many reasons for this. You need to combine your own situation and make a judgment based on the cause. Some factors can cause teeth to turn black, but we don’t know about this influence. So, what happened to the black spot on the front tooth? Let’s take a look at the reasons below.

1. Drug effects

Tetracycline drugs may cause teeth to turn black. Because pregnant women take tetracycline drugs during pregnancy or children take tetracycline drugs during development, the teeth are stimulated by tetracycline drugs, resulting in the inhibition of mineralization of the hard tissue of the teeth, leading to black spots on the teeth.

2. Dental fluorosis

During the period of tooth development, patients consume water with a relatively high fluoride content, which causes mineralization of the teeth and forms fluorosis. In severe fluorosis, the enamel is severely underdeveloped, and there are often changes in surface morphology and extensive coloration; the color appears gray-black.

3. Environmental pollution

If the fluoride content in our environment exceeds the standard, it will cause the teeth to turn black after being inhaled into the human body.

4. Tooth decay

If people do not pay attention to maintaining oral hygiene, oral plaque will proliferate, and the plaque will corrode the enamel of the teeth, causing cavities to form on the teeth and causing the teeth to turn black.

5. Smoke-stained teeth

People who smoke for a long time will have serious tooth discoloration, which will eventually turn into black teeth.

What to do if your teeth turn black?

1. Ultrasonic cleaning

Ultrasonic cleaning is the most common method for removing smoke stains, tea stains and coffee stains. It directly removes tartar and plaque through the high-frequency vibrations generated by ultrasound.

2. Porcelain crown

The porcelain crown restoration treatment method requires grinding off a portion of the natural tooth and then covering the corresponding part with artificial materials. The advantage is that the tooth color changes significantly, but the disadvantage is that it faces the possibility of having to grind off the natural tooth and damaging the pulp, causing complications.

3. Drug bleaching

It is not very effective for severe fluorosis and tetracycline-treated teeth, and some patients may experience side effects such as tooth sensitivity, but these side effects are short-term and reversible.