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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / October 2005Crown has gone bright yellow
One of my front two top teeth is a temporary crown (while the permanent one is being made up at the technician's). The colour match was perfect. I had a bowl of pilau rice earlier this evening, and I've just noticed my crown is bright yellow as a result. No amount of brushing is getting it back to the white that it was. It looks ridiculous. I'm panicking as I start a new job in 2 days and I need to be very presentable as I will be dealing with the public. The dentists around here are closed all weekend - is there *anything* I can do to get it back to being white? Please help. Many thanks. OK, panic over. After several more brushes and numerous rinses with mouthwash, the yellow has gone and the replacement crown is almost as it was before. I can't believe how yellow it was, but how come my other 'normal' teeth didn't stain in the same way? There must be some strong colouring in that rice - I'm never going near it again! > OK, panic over. After several more brushes and numerous rinses with > mouthwash, the yellow has gone and the replacement crown is almost as [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > didn't stain in the same way? There must be some strong colouring in > that rice - I'm never going near it again! Temporaries are usually either polycarbonate or acrylic. The acrylic really does pick up colors. Try to avoid dark colored fruit juices such as grape or cranberry. Coffee seems to be less of a problem short-term. Probably the turmeric gotcha! ;-) Steve  Signature{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial;}} {\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1507;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 Remove "nospam" to reply\par } While we are on the subject.... I have a permanent crown in one of my front teeth. Anything special that I can do to avoid it getting discolored in a long run? Do I need to avoid some fruit / artificial juices? How about coffee and alcohol? Steve > While we are on the subject.... > > I have a permanent crown in one of my front teeth. Anything special > that I can do to avoid it getting discolored in a long run? Do I need > to avoid some fruit / artificial juices? How about coffee and alcohol? Permanant crows seem a lot better. My first lasted 10-15 years and didn't seem to change colour. I agree. I've had my front crown for 14 years, and it's only in the last few months that I've noticed a discoloration, which is why I'm wearing a temporary one now while the new one is being made up (I'm the original poster of the thread). >> While we are on the subject.... >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Permanant crows seem a lot better. My first lasted 10-15 years and didn't >seem to change colour. This is true ... in fact Edgar Allen Poe was Raven about his .... crow. >>Permanant crows seem a lot better. My first lasted 10-15 years and didn't >>seem to change colour. > >This is true ... in fact Edgar Allen Poe was Raven about his .... >crow. Punny. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > While we are on the subject.... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Steve The porcelain of the permanent crown is essentially non-porous. It can stain, but the stain will only be on the surface, and can be easily cleaned off. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 |
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