When imagining a bruised tooth, you might picture it turning the same colors as bruised skin – various rainbow hues before becoming brownish. But though a tooth can take on shades of yellow, green, and other colors for certain oral conditions, a bruised tooth sticks with pink or gray.
So, what does it mean when it's pink? Or when it's gray? And what exactly causes a tooth to bruise? Learn all about bruised teeth, how to treat them, and the possibilities of saving them.