Tooth - Abnormal Colors

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Common Causes

• High fever at an age when tooth formation is taking place
• Poor dental hygiene; poor care and cleanliness of the mouth and teeth
• The antibiotic tetracycline given before the age of 8 years
• Excessive fluoride either from environmental sources (natural high water fluoride levels) or from excessive administration (fluoride applications, rinses, toothpaste, and fluoride supplements taken by mouth)
• Severe neonatal jaundice caused by poor liver function as a newborn
• Porphyria, a disease characterized by an excessive production of pigmentation in the body
• Amelogenesis and dentinogenesis imperfecta, genetic defects which affect the enamel of both primary and permanent dentition
• Eating or drinking foods (or fluids) that temporarily stain the teeth, like tea or coffee