Is it normal to have this on my teeth?

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I woke up this morning to find a white spot on one of my front teeth and another on one of my canine teeth. The spots are on the bottom edges of my teeth. I brush my teeth every morning, and I usually try to brush them before bed too. I looked it up but found out it could be a number of different things. I know for a fact that they weren't there yesterday, and I just got sick yesterday and I believe I slept with my mouth open because I can't breathe out of my nose. Could this cause the spots? Is is normal to have them? And does anyone know of a way to get rid of them??

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  • blue1313
    11 years ago

    I know what it is! Same thing happened to me and I went to the dentist! Your mouth dried out which formed enamel build up...it can eventually form a cavity so brush it alot

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    • beccat2012
      11 years ago

      lol thanks, I have been brushing my teeth a lot because I've been so paranoid that they'll come back.

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  • someonenotkelly
    11 years ago

    All I know is that mineral loss from the enamel causes a deposit of minerals that appears as a white spot on your teeth. And that mineral loss from enamel is usually caused by prolonged contact to acidic stuff (like plaque, coke (the drink), and stuff not brushed off of teeth and becomes acidic). I've also heard that taking some medicine can cause you to have a dry mouth which can also lead to white spots on the end of teeth. (I think cold meds can do this) and sleeping with your mouth open also contributes. I looked around and this seems like a good article on naturally healing your enamel and getting rid of those white spotties.

    http://www.smartahealth.com/remineralization.html

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    • beccat2012
      11 years ago

      Thank you so much! I read this whole article. It seems very useful and I will definitely try some of the things suggested to remineralize my enamel.

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  • dimitrie93
    11 years ago

    Do you smoke? Maybe that´s why..Or it is tartar.

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    • beccat2012
      11 years ago

      I do not smoke. It actually went away after one day. I read somewhere that your teeth can get white patches on them if they get too dried out and usually eating and drinking will make the patches fade. But who knows if that was true or not.

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