| Q: I am having 5 new caps made on my upper row of teeth. They will be made to match the colour of the two natural teath that I have on that row. My dentist suggets that I have those two teeth bleached first, and then have the new caps to match the colour of my newly bleached teath. My concern is that the bleached teeth may change colour over time and then all those new caps will not match them any more. I have not heard much about bleaching, and I certainly do not know anyone who has had it done to ask them. What do you think? |
It is true that once bleached, teeth will eventually tend to relapse and darken. There's no reason why they can't be repeatedly re-bleached, but this is something you may prefer not to do. In any case, the bleaching causes only a modest amount of whitening, and the disparity between your new caps and the bleached natural teeth is not likely to be great even if the bleached teeth darken.
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Do you think your natural teeth are too dark? This is entirely a subjective judgement, and your opinion is just as valid as the dentist's. If you like the color of your natural teeth, skip the bleaching, and just have your dentist match the caps to them as they are. This is the basis on which you should base your decision whether to bleach.
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