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Tooth Discoloration Summary

Description: Any change in the hue, color, or translucency of a tooth due to any cause. Restorative filling materials, drugs (both topical and systemic), pulpal necrosis, or hemorrhage may be responsible. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p253)

Also Known As: Discoloration, Tooth; Discolorations, Tooth; Tooth Discolorations

Networked: 93 relevant articles (3 outcomes, 12 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Tooth Discoloration

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Tetracycline (Achromycin) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 20 results : FDA 62 Generic
  2. Chlorhexidine : 1 outcome 1 study in 9 results : IBA
  3. Tetracyclines : 1 outcome 1 study in 7 results : IBA
  4. Dentifrices (Dentifrice) : 1 outcome in 3 results : IBA
  5. Metronidazole (Metric) : 1 outcome in 1 result : FDA 70 Generic
  6. Bismuth : 1 outcome in 1 result : IBA
  7. pemetrexed (MTA) : 2 studies in 7 results : FDA 3
  8. calcium silicate (Wollastonite) : 2 studies in 2 results : IBA
  9. mineral trioxide aggregate : 1 study in 6 results : IBA
  10. Minocycline (Cyclops) : 1 study in 5 results : FDA 25 Generic
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Diseases Related to Tooth Discoloration

  1. Inflammation
  2. Malnutrition
  3. Acne Vulgaris
  4. Hypersensitivity (Allergy)
  5. Dental Enamel Hypoplasia
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Key Therapies for Tooth Discoloration

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  1. Tooth Bleaching : 1 outcome in 9 results
  2. Enamel Microabrasion : 1 outcome in 1 result
  3. Lasers (Laser) : 1 study in 2 results
  4. Dental Pulp Capping : 1 study in 2 results
  5. Solid-State Lasers : 1 study in 1 result
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