What are the white blotches I usually have on my teeth? And how do I get rid of them?

I usually have these white blotches on my teeth. Usually on the front teeth. They aren't always there, and some days they are more extreme than others. I've noticed that it sometimes varies from day to night.
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I did have braces, years ago, but these blotches have been there since I got my permanent teeth.
I do sleep with my mouth open, and would like to change that - how can I control what seems to be habit for me?

It is normally caused by a mineral deficiency - do you have white spots on your nails too? if not it is probably caused by too much fluoride absorption.

that's Fluorosis, a result of too much fluoride in your diet as a child. It's no big deal, but know that it will never go away...it will be there forever.
you can whiten those teeth if you want, to make the brighter parts less noticable.

I have Fluorosis too, and I tried bleaching the teeth that had spots on them, and they're less noticable now. Nobody really notices it anyway, so don't worry.

:o)

On a side note, not that unusual for the spots to change in intensity. If you sleep with your mouth open, the teeth dry out and look more "etched". the white spots would be more obvious. as the day progressed they would rehydrate with salivation. perfectly normal. But yes, fluorosis or trauma as the tooth is developing is the most likely cause. Bleaching has varied results for each case. some can have great results, others can find these spots become more noticeable.

Plaque most likely. Try using a harder bristled brush. Or also polish with an electric brush as well as continuing your normal dental routine.

it's floride stains from your drinking water...the only way to get rid of them is to have your teeth bleached by a dentist (and it doesn't always work).

Interesting that your hypo-calcification areas change up and down in intensity---

These white spots are sometimes genetic or caused by trauma to the teeth like having braces cemented onto the teeth and the teeth becoming calcified around the brackets (poor cleaning of the teeth, plaque sitting around the bracket and the teeth can become hyper pigmented)--but you did not mention you had braces so more than likely you fall under the genetic discolored smile, mouth-breather at night or heavily fluoridated smile (which can also have these high white pigmentation's to them and sometimes darker brown stains as well).

The variation of your white spots changing possibly can be affected by the teeth becoming dehydrated because of whitening them either through whitening tooth pastes, press-on whitening strips or tray and gel whitening and also the foods and or drinks you have can contribute to the color change (but this part, I apologize I am not perfectly clear on which foods and drinks dehydrate the smile).

There are some cosmetic dentist out there that are doing the DEEP WHITENING procedures that work best for helping get the rest of your teeth closer to the color of these hyper-white spots--so that your teeth color blend nicer and the spots are not as noticeable. Consider this for your smile. It can be corrected. You just have to go to a cosmetic dentist that is familiar with the DEEP WHITENING procedure.

P.S. We all have subtle variations of white modeling patterns to our smile and for those of you out there that have bleached your teeth you may know what I am talking about---meaning that like a pair of jeans that get bleached---there are some strings in the jeans that are lighter and some that are darker--and they bleach at a varying rate---and the same goes for these hyper pigment spots on smiles they can present themselves in the teeth whitening process--with the help of a good dentist they can monitor the bleaching process-- and you CAN have these spots corrected. (good news too--the bleached white spots in some smiles calm down on their own and clear up) either way---bleaching is your best option to getting the best results in blending the white spots.

I had the same problem. My dentist said It was calcium. I had my teeth bleached and now they are hardly noticeable. But still check with your dentist. It could be something else causing the white spots. Good luck..

could just be plaque build up, sometimes it hardens.

This could be caused by a calcium deficiency in your diet. If you also have white flecks inside your finger nails, this too indicates the same thing.

Calcium comes in milk and other dairy products.

Skimmed milk is a bad idea. If you feed this to a baby, it will die.

I have dealt with this same problem, the white blotches were really noticable in the morning upon awakening and tended to lighten up or completely disappear as the day went on. I went to my local dentist and this is what he told me:

It sounds like you're sleeping with your mouth open.Maybe you're congested and can't breath through your nose,or have allergies etc. What's happening is you're mouth breathing and dessicating (drying out) the front teeth. As the day goes on ,the enamel loses it's frosty appearence when the teeth get fully hydrated again. Treatment of choice is no treatment of all.

Hope this helps, it's nothing to worry about :)

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