My 12 year old has discoloration on her teeth due to a high fever from strep throat. Do you think she is too?

Question:

young for bleaching in the dentist office ?

Answers:
I would agree in part with Dr. Sam! I would wait until they are a little older; however, usually children who have staining due to medications or high fevers have a type of staining known as "Intrinsic Staining" This means that the stain is actually embedded within the enamel itself. This type of staining is not easily removed with bleaching, often this type of staining can only be removed with either bonding or veneering the teeth. Teeth are like trees (to a degree) in the fact that while the tooth is developing certain layers of enamel are deposited at certain times (like rings on a tree). Often if a child has a high fever or takes medications like Tetracyclin; it leaves a defect in the tooth when that layer of enamel is being deposited. Bleaching only works on surface staining, this type of staining is usually found in the deeper layers of enamel and won't be removed by the bleaching process.

No I dont think she is too young but the best thing you can do is take her to a dentist and ask them!

probably not, especially if she has most all of her adult teeth

I think she is not too young and specailly if she has her prem. teeth already.Ask your dentist to be sure.

12 yrs old is the age of beginning maturity entering adloscence no I dont thionk she is too young she is right at break off age

I don't think so, but you could ask your dentist if there are alternatives. When I was about that age, the dentist put bonding on my teeth to cover discolorations from medications. The thing with bonding, though, is that it must be redone every few years.

Unless she has all of her permanent teeth, the dentist probably won't recommend it. Bleaching, no matter how gentle, still strips part of the enamel off the teeth, allowing it to reach deeper to pull out the stains. This can cause the younger teeth to soften and makes them more prone to decay. Adult teeth are stronger and have thicker enamels, making them less susceptible to these issues.

As a dentist, I prefer not to use bleaching procedures on anyone under about 16 years of age. The pulp tissues are still quite close to the surface (relatively speaking) and the tooth is still actually erupting into position. It is a bit of an unknown what might happen to young pulps (nerves and blood vessels) with bleaching procedures. I made my daughter wait until she was 16 and she also had medication stains.

Dancing Fo :yes I think so because she might be afraid yet
so you must go with her to dentist office and stay there until done
sure children needs adult supvision by talking about good things bbest wishes & daughter gets well

My 12 year old has discoloration on her teeth due to a high fever from strep throat. Do you think she is too?

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