Stomatology ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (12): 1124-1128.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2023.12.013

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Progress of research on the causes and prevention of extrinsic tooth discoloration in children

GAO Bicong1,YANG Ye2,FAN Yu2()   

  1. Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
  • Revised:2022-12-05 Online:2023-12-28 Published:2023-12-28
  • Contact: FAN Yu E-mail:fandyu@163.com

Abstract:

Extrinsic tooth discoloration refers to the pigmentation on tooth surface caused by food. Severe extrinsic tooth coloring in children causes esthetic problems, disturbing children and their families. Recently, an increasing number of children in China suffer from exogenous tooth discoloration. Scholars at home and abroad carry out a series of studies on the formation mechanism and prevention measures of children extrinsic tooth discoloration. This article summarized the formation mechanism, bacterial interaction, prevention and treatment of children extrinsic tooth discoloration, in order to provide reference for clinical treatment.

Key words: children, black tooth stain, extrinsic tooth discoloration

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