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What causes your teeth to turn black?
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Many causes: Cavities, leaking silver fillings, food stain (coffee, tea, colas, dark berries, etc), medications, trauma to nerve of tooth, and many other reasons. Please call your dentist for an exam asap. Delay may result in emergency.
Answered 4/29/2018
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