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Symptom: Tooth discoloration



Introduction: Tooth discoloration

Tooth discoloration: Changes to the color of teeth. See free access online books about Tooth discoloration below. See detailed information below for a list of 82 causes of Tooth discoloration, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Tooth discoloration:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Tooth discoloration. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes in Children: Tooth discoloration

  • Alkaptonuria
  • Dentinal dysplasia type II
  • Amelgenesis imperfecta
  • Food and drink
  • Dental plaque
  • Doxycycline use
  • Severe tooth trauma during enamel formation in secondary teeth
  • Periapical infection of primary teeth
  • Primary tooth trauma
  • Tooth decay
  • Tooth pulp trauma and bleeding
  • Acrylic tooth restoration
  • Severe fluorosis
  • Maternal infection
  • Childhood infection during enamel formation
  • Porphyria
  • Tetracycline therapy

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Tooth discoloration: Multiple Symptom Checker

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Tooth discoloration

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Diagnostic Guides for Tooth discoloration

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  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

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Stories from Users for Tooth discoloration

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Videos for Tooth discoloration

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Causes of Tooth discoloration listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Tooth discoloration as a symptom include:

See full list of 82 causes of Tooth discoloration
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Medications or substances causing Tooth discoloration:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Tooth discoloration as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

See full list of 47 medications causing Tooth discoloration

Definitions of Tooth discoloration:

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)
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Tooth discoloration

The list below shows some of the causes of Tooth discoloration mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Tooth discoloration?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Tooth discoloration. Of the 82 causes of Tooth discoloration that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 3 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 2 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 79 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 82 causes of Tooth discoloration

Conditions listing symptoms: Tooth discoloration:

The following list of conditions have 'Tooth discoloration' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Amelogenesis Imperfecta ... brown discoloration of teeth
  • Amelogenesis imperfecta pigmented hypomaturation type ... discolored teeth
  • Amelogenesis imperfecta, hypoplastic/hypomaturation, X-linked 2 ... brown discoloration of teeth

    B

  • Bulimia nervosa ... stained teeth

    C

  • Celiac Disease ... tooth enamel loss, tooth discoloration
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 1 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 10 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 11 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 12 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 13 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 2 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 3 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 4 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 5 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 6 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 7 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 8 ... discolored teeth
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 9 ... discolored teeth

    D

  • Dentin dysplasia, coronal ... brownish-blue opalescent deciduous teeth
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta - short stature - hearing loss - mental retardation ... discolored teeth
  • Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Type III ... amber dentin color
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta, type I ... amber-colored teeth
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta, type II ... amber dentin color

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia - arthrogryposis - diabetes mellitus ... stained teeth
  • Engelhard-Yatziv syndrome ... stained teeth
  • Epidermal nevus - vitamin D resistant rickets ... stained teeth

    F

  • Fluorosis ... chalky white teeth patches, brown stained teeth, discolored teeth, yellow stained teeth

    H

  • Hutchinson Gilford Syndrome ... tooth discoloration
  • Hypomelanosis of Ito ... brown discoloration of tooth crowns

    L

  • Lobstein disease ... stained teeth

    O

  • Oculodentoosseous dysplasia dominant ... discolored teeth
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2 ... amber-colored teeth
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2A ... amber-colored teeth
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type IIB ... amber-colored teeth

    S

  • Selenium poisoning ... tooth discoloration
  • Spira syndrome ... brown teeth discoloration
  • Stoll-Alembik-Finck syndrome ... stained teeth

    W

  • Wolcott-Rallison syndrome ... tooth discoloration

    Conditions listing complications: Tooth discoloration:

    The following list of conditions have 'Tooth discoloration' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    T

  • Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome ... discolored teeth
  • Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome type I ... discolored teeth

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  • What are the alternative names for Tooth discoloration:

    Dental discoloration, Teeth stained
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

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    Medical Conditions associated with Tooth discoloration:

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