title: Discolouration of teeth: an overview of the diagnosis and management.
abstract: The dentist is faced with a daunting task in application of clinical skills to achieve maximum cosmetic results when it comes to the management of discoloured and/or hypoplastic dentition. In this paper, an overview is made of the diagnosis and the management of these broadly termed conditions and the cost-effectiveness of the various modalities discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wakiaga
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kisumbi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chindia
mesh_terms: D012534:Dental Scaling; D006801:Humans; D014073:Tooth Bleaching; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*