{"id":795,"date":"2016-03-18T20:44:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T01:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delaunedental.com\/blog\/?p=795"},"modified":"2016-03-16T20:48:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T01:48:01","slug":"preschooler-gray-tooth-will-teeth-whitening-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/preschooler-gray-tooth-will-teeth-whitening-help\/","title":{"rendered":"My preschooler has a gray tooth&#8230; will teeth whitening help?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My daughter injured one of her teeth a while back and it turned gray. The dentist advised me to just let it be. He said it would fall out soon enough and that if there weren\u2019t any symptoms, she should be ok. I was worried about how things would go when she started school in the fall and I asked my dentist if teeth whitening was an option. I\u2019m a stay-at-home mom and my daughter has been home with me this whole time. I\u2019m afraid that if she\u2019s around other kids, they\u2019ll pick on her. That would be a devastating way for her to begin her school years. The dentist looked at me like I was nuts when I suggested fixing it and told me to let it be. Is teeth whitening and option, and if so, how do I go about finding a dentist who will do it?\u00a0 &#8212; Sheila<\/p>\n<p>Dear Sheila,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-teeth-whitening.html\">Teeth whitening<\/a>, in a general sense, probably won\u2019t work in this situation. The stains you\u2019re talking about are working their way out from the inside, whereas traditional teeth whitening works on stains near the outside of a tooth. It\u2019s ideal to handle stains caused by coffee and other external forces. In cases like this, doctors may perform an internal teeth whitening procedure, but it\u2019s a complex procedure and requires that the patient be highly cooperative.<\/p>\n<p>While it may be true that kids can be difficult, they don\u2019t tend to notice small things like the shade of a tooth at this age. If she was a teenager or a late adolescent, that might be different. It\u2019s highly unlikely that she or any of her peers will have a problem with the discoloration, as long as it isn\u2019t pointed out. Most kids start to lose their front teeth in kindergarten or first grade. You didn\u2019t mention which tooth it is, but those tend to be the ones most susceptible to trauma. So, there\u2019s a good chance she\u2019ll lose the tooth within a year or so anyway and her peers will be so busy focusing on the excitement of who lost a tooth first, the color won\u2019t even be on the radar.<\/p>\n<p>This post is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/\">New Orleans cosmetic dentist<\/a> Dr. Duane Delaune. Read more about why many consider Dr. Delaune to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/best-dentist-in-new-orleans.html\">best dentist in New Orleans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My daughter injured one of her teeth a while back and it turned gray. The dentist advised me to just let it be. He said it would fall out soon enough and that if there weren\u2019t any symptoms, she should be ok. 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