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Anyone else had terrible teeth pigmentation when consuming yerba mate tea? I had tried using it for some time, but had to go to the dentist because my teeth wh
by i-petko 4y ago
Anyone else had terrible teeth pigmentation when consuming yerba mate tea?
I had tried using it for some time, but had to go to the dentist because my teeth where turning brown. After realizing that introducing the tea was the only change I made before the issue started, I stopped consuming and the issue was indeed solved.
- eric__cartman 4y agoI'm from Argentina and consume it on a regular basis. I haven't noticed any pigmentation, although I have the habit to rinse my mouth after finishing a cup of anything that's not water so that might be why.
- wslh 4y agoDentist feedback: yerba mate pigmentation could be clean with a typical prophylactic treatment.
- 31337Logic 4y agoFor the non-dentists here, could you obese provide an example of a "typical prophylactic treatment"?
- adamgordonbell 4y agoIt means getting your teeth cleaned professionally
- parasubvert 4y agoThe professional teeth cleaning most folks with insurance can get 2-4 times annually with a dental hygenist - eg. Scaling and polishing.
- qiqitori 4y agoHey, we're just big-boned.
- rodrigodlu 4y agoDefinitely. Here in Brazil we brush our teeth 3 times every day (most people that I know). And I do this professional cleaning once in a year/2-years for other reasons as well. No issues. I drink since I was 7 y.o. (some decades counting from there).
- diegof79 4y agoI'm from Argentina. We drink mate all the time. I never heard of (or experienced) teeth pigmentation issues caused by Yerba Mate. (yeah, I know it's a data point of one, but given the popularity and tradition of mate in the region, I think I'll hear about it if it's a common issue). Assuming you are in the US. I notice that US products containing Yerba Mate (like tea bags or drinks) are heavily industrialized and have many other things besides Mate. I'll not discard the possibility of a problem caused by combining Yerba Mate with other chemicals. Other than that is not different from coffee: drinking too much coffee without proper dental hygiene also affects teeth pigmentation.
- electrondood 4y agoYou're almost certainly drinking the smoked leaves. Smokers teeth stain as well. I'd bet this is the culprit. Maybe try switching to unsmoked yerba mate?