Are brown spots on teeth cavities?

Honestly, I had the same brown spots on my back molars last month and was super scared it was decay. I went to my dentist and thank god it was just deep tea stains that they cleaned up in ten minutes. Definitely go get a scaling done, they will tell you instantly if it needs a filling.

Beta, sometimes these spots are just from the food we eat, but if there is any cavity starting, we must be careful. You can try doing gentle warm water rinses with a pinch of salt after meals to keep the mouth clean. But please do show it to a proper dentist soon so they can guide you correctly.

If you are a heavy chai drinker like me, your teeth might just be showing their love for masala tea! But jokes apart, if that brown spot is hiding in the grooves of your teeth, it's better to let a doc poke it. Better to spend five minutes on a dental chair now than a painful hour later, na?

They definitely can be cavities, especially if the spot feels a bit sticky when you run a toothpick over it, or if it hurts when you eat sweet stuff. I ignored a small brown dot on my lower tooth for a year and ended up needing a root canal. Do not wait for it to pain, just get a quick checkup done.