Black Teeth

[gcmy 5]

Can the surgery make your teeth turn black?

[Humming Bird 275]

I would say ....no. I'm a dental hygienist....... you should go see a dentist and make sure about the teeth.

Are you asking about your teeth or someone else?

[mandagay 93]

Black teeth comes from nerve damage yes? Could ur teeth have gotten banged during surgery? Maybe I'm totally off

[Toddy 758]

I'm a fanatic about my teeth. Had my six month check-up today. They usually ask if anything's changed with my health since last time and I was fully prepared to tell them about the band. However, they didn't ask (or notice anything different) and I didn't tell.

[PixiePower 7]

This is so weird! I've always had really good white teeth, a week or so after surgery i looked in the mirror in work and my front two teeth and bottom four teeth were all black at the top and going down my teeth. I nearly fainted!

I rushed home, bought a good electric toothbrush and used a whizzer whitening strip. It just went away in a few days.

Totally forgot about it until now!

[lifebegins2012 21]

HI. For the first two weeks post op my teeth felt 'furry' even after a good clean. I did wonder if it was surgery related but forgot to mention it to both the nurse and dietician when they rang. Thanks for mentioning this!

[Fat Girl Slim 12]

I work in the dental field here in Texas, and no I am not a Dentist or Doctor, but the band has nothing to do with teeth turning black. Black teeth are due to a pre-existing condition like decay, discoloration from certain beverages or possible nerve damage within the tooth itself. If you are banded and someone is telling you that you have "black teeth" and that maybe it is due to your diet they are wrong. To put it in laymen's terms......if you have food on your teeth no matter what kind it is and don't brush it off, YA get cavities!