And if a tooth suddenly changes color—especially if it becomes gray, dark, or noticeably different from the surrounding teeth—that deserves a dental evaluation rather than a whitening experiment.
What About Crowns, Veneers, and Fillings?
Here’s another important detail.
Whitening treatments work on natural tooth structure, not tooth-colored restorations.
The ADA notes that whitening doesn’t whiten tooth-colored restorations.
So if you have veneers, crowns, bonding, or tooth-colored fillings, whitening your natural teeth may make the difference between the natural teeth and restorations more noticeable.
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