Is it true that when whitening teeth, dental fillings do not get whiter?

True with...: True whitening methods actually whiten teeth but not fillings and crowns. Much of what you hear and see in the media is marketing. They advertise "whiten your teeth and crowns" in just 5 minutes, upteen shades lighter. Most of the products only remove stains, so they do lighten your teeth but only by removing surface stains. True whitening methods actually whiten the tooth structure itself.

True: Fillings do not change color. However they can stain if you do not keep them clean.

Yes : That's why when bleaching we try to match.Crowns present in the esthetic zone.

Correct: Yes dental restorations do not bleach.

Yes: Whitening product only effect the compositon of your natural teeth. The product cannot alter the shade of a restoration.

Correct: Make sure you address decay first, but if you have no decay issues, may want to prepare to update your resin fillings after you whiten, or whiten first so your dentist can later match, but make sure you don't have active decay if you whiten first... Important to address decay first.

Yes!: The techniques used to whiten teeth are formulated to work on tooth enamel, but will have no effect on the composite material that make tooth colored fillings. My suggestion would be to whiten your teeth first and than replace any fillings that are in your "smile zone" with a composite that matches your new shade of your teeth! good luck!

Yes: That is true. Often you will see them more after whitening , as they will be darker looking. Then you may want them replaced to match.