Severe Fluorosis, whitening dentin with 37% phosphoric acid etching gel

[m.chambless]

Hi, I'm new so here goes

I have severe fluorosis, causing my teeth to become discolored (brown and yellow stains) and pitted. After going to the dentist and being told no amount of tooth whitening would help and bonding/veneers were my only option I did some research and my teeth have improved dramatically. Basically I use a pumice on my teeth (fine) and after polishing them I apply a 37% etching gel onto my teeth for 2 minutes. I gently aggitate the ENAMEL ONLY and rinse/blot my teeth. Then, I rinse my mouth for 4 minutes with whitening mouthwash (I read topical fluoride works too) and so far I have done about 5 treatments within a month. It is VERY important to apply MI paste recaldent at least twice a day and after etching. My teeth no longer have pits, are visibly whiter and healthier looking, they are my natural smile, and definetely cheaper than cosmetic dentistry.

My question is although my teeth are 10x better, is there a faster way of whitening my dentin by applying the etchant then a topical fluoride or peroxide? I do not want to damage my dentin or stress it any more than what my recent treatments have already.

[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

Thank you for your post.

Its not often that I find myself speechless but in this case, I dont really know what to say. DIY dentistry at home can cause a lot of damage to the hard and soft tissues and this can sometimes be irreversible. I think you should see a teeth whitening expert dentist and yes professional cosmetic dentistry will cost more that DIY cosmetic dentistry but its more likely to be safe and effective.

[m.chambless]

Haha thank you.. I think. After living 14 years of my life (mostly my childhood) with cosmetic damage I suppose I was desperate to improve my appearance. I have a degree in Biology and I researched heavily before I decided to undertake my project. I know my teeth are damaged, because of the acid etch removing the pellicle but MI paste provides ACP and recaldent to correct this problem and essentially rebuild the enamel. It's amazing, the lower halves of my two front teeth were halfway exposed with dentin (which was heavily stained), but now a clear, transparent coating of enamel is forming.

Here is the link I used as a template for my protocol

http://www.mi-paste.com/mi_clinical_bro.pdf

[opdental]

well, never heard or seen anything like a regrown enamel... is it clinically possible after complete tooth maturation ??
in anycase , yet to see long term clinical results with self treatments