Will Black Triangles Go Away
Despite being a situation that can occur in other teeth, it is usually in the front teeth that black triangles become more visible. This region is very important when we think about the aesthetics of your smile since it is the most evident when you open your mouth. Your front teeth are also of great importance in dental aesthetics, speech, and chewing and eating function. Some dental problems such as stains, spaces, misalignments, traumas, and these black spaces, also known as the black triangle, can harm the beauty of the smile.
What is the Dental Black Triangle?
They are spaces present between the teeth due to the lack of the interdental papilla, or gum tissue, characterizing a dark space between the teeth. They can happen in all teeth, but as the incisors become more evident, it is usually in those teeth that this problem appears the most. Generally, once these triangles have appeared in your smile, they will not go away on their own. You will need the intervention of your dentist to treat them.
What are the causes of the Black triangle or black space?
The causes of black triangles can be multifactorial.
* Periodontal Diseases
* Diastemas (or gaps in teeth)
* Alterations of the shape of your teeth
* Teeth malposition
* Trauma
* Injuries from cavities
Are black triangles harmful?
In addition to the aesthetic worries, black triangles can make it so the food that you eat is more likely to be trapped in between your teeth and thus, is harder to clean. This can accelerate the development of cavities and gum disease, though it is usually about the aesthetics that bother most people.
How to Fix Back Space or Black Triangle?
Orthodontic Treatment
During orthodontic treatment, we can make use of certain dental-shaping tools such as sandpaper, drills, or disks that will make the shape of the tooth less triangular, with the walls more parallel to each other, and thus, we will be able to close the space between the teeth.
Dental Contact Lenses
Dental contact lenses are ultra-thin veneers that aim to restore teeth with minimal or no wear on the existing tooth structure, thus correcting black space. Unlike traditional veneers, for which your dentist must sand down a larger portion of your existing teeth, very little tooth preparation is needed. This is why they are considered a conservative procedure that can improve the smile and oral health. Dental contact lenses are very thin ceramic laminates, which cover the front of the tooth, and are fixed to the dental enamel by adhesive cementation. After cementation, it is very important for the dentist to assess the bite of your newly covered teeth, to verify that the you have not been left with any interference that could change the way your upper and lower teeth fit together, as well as cause premature contact, which is very uncomfortable for the patient and may cause future problems, such as fracture of the dental contact lens.
Resin Facets
Another solution for closing the Black Triangle are resin facets. These are less durable and resistant than dental contact lenses but offer a good aesthetic result.
Application of Hyaluronic Acid
By applying hyaluronic acid, we can increase the volume of the interdental papilla, which will fill the space of the black triangle.
Each case must be evaluated by the dentist who will recommend the best solution for your problem, and who will be able to use more than one way to correct the black spaces, if necessary.