No! To understand this we need to know about intrinsic and extrinsic stain.
Intrinsic satin are present inside your toorh . Eg. fluorosis, traumatised tooth. These stains cant be removed by cleaning.
Extrinsic stains are present on the surface of the tooth. Eg. Food stain, tobacco stains. They can be removed by cleaning.
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True. extrinsic stains can be removed by scaling while intrinsic staining needs an elaborate approach which will address the cause of the staining.
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Chronic pan/ tobacco chewing leads to intrinsic stains.
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That’s true
Yeah, we need to educate the patient about what to expect after scaling in such cases
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Clarifying!
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Sometimes, the patients think that cleaning will make their teeth pearly white.
As dentists, we need to clarify that cleaning can only remove extrinsic stains; not intrinsic stains.
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Informative
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This is a common misconception. There are some stains because of enamel or dentine defect , fluorosis, certain antibiotics and taruma . These does not go away with cleaning. Scaling is basically for removal of plaque and calculus and better gums . Extrinsic stains can be removed by scaling. Before oral prophylaxis these must be well informed by performing dentist to the patient
Yes intrinsic stains can be managed easily. For intrinsic stains, slightly extensive cosmetic treatment like veneers maybe necessary.
Yeah perfectly correct intrinsic stains , stains that are formed with in the internal structure of teeth ( dentin) are mainly due to several factors like excessive fluoride, medications ( tetracycline etc ), erosion of enamel layer and dentin exposure & colour of dentin is generally yellowish - brown or greyish-white. So there are several factors that led to intrinsic discolouration.
Just by brushing teeth twice doesn’t guarantee best teeth for a lifetime. We have to be mindful of many other factors too and rectify it by catching it early.
Clear and informative