HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Front teeth turning black after using white strips ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

The "Piano" effect : This discoloration from the bleaching agent is a common problem. The strip whitens only the surface leaving the space between the teeth dark. Ask your dentist for professional teeth whitening without laser, followed by home whitening system with custom trays for the long term effect. You will be very happy with the results.

Dr Davis agreed

Answered 7/14/2014

3.9k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

My sons gums are black . It is on his developing front teeth please text back as soon as possible thx?

4 doctors weighed in across 4 answers

A member asked:

Can iron supplements cause black lines on teeth? Today I noticed jagged line on front tooth I have never seen before and I look every day

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Can silicone interdental pick cause black triangle between teeth? I ask this because when I started to use them, it hardly went in my front teeth as there was no gap but now it can go in and can see a little black triangle. Could I have caused damage?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

In general, what are my dental options when wanting to get rid of front teeth black triangles at gumline? Least invasive?

9 doctors weighed in across 5 answers

A member asked:

Hey I have some black thing on the back of my bottom front teeth. I tried to scrape some of it off and now I get a gritty feeling when I run my tongue over it. Any ideas?

6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

While play fight with my soon to be husband..I kicked pretty hard in his mouth not meaning to but now his gum is bleeding and turning blue and black between his two front teeth..What should we do?
How can I get rid of black stains on teeth after using white strips ??
There's this black stuff at the bottom of my lower front teeth... There's no pain at all . What is it?
In the last few weeks I noticed my bottom few teeth at the front, it seem like gaps and black between them ?
My teeth are stained and I know it has something to do with medical problems but they seem like they are sticky and my coffee i drink in the morning sticks to them and then my teeth are black in about 4 seeks on the front 8 teeth.

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.