Teeth whitening
22 02 2008There is professional teeth whitening at the dentist’s and professional whitening at home. However, before deciding on any of the options, you should have your teeth examined. This will enable your dentist to see if there are some teeth fillings, so the dentist can accordingly advise you about some problems and hear your wishes. It is important to highlight that dental fillings and crowns cannot be whitened. What your dentist can do in such cases is change them after the whitening.
The treatment: The first step is to clean the dental plaque. After the initial therapy, it is time to move on to the laser bleaching, which is performed two or three times, in the intervals of 32 seconds. If necessary, this treatment can be repeated on the same day. The therapy is not finished, but you continue with the bleaching at home, as the dentist provides you with the bleaching set with the instructions for use.
The results last up to six months, and then you should repeat the process or try to maintain the results by professional bleaching at home.
This is least aggressive technique, which gives very good results. Bleaching can be repeated regularly, every six months. If done in shorter intervals, special attention should be paid on the situation, in order not to avoid overbleaching, which can permanently damage the enamel.
Patients should strictly follow their dentist’s instructions, as proper dental examination and advice are of huge importance. Furthermore, it is crucial for patient to have realistic expectations, and try not to succumb to the marketing tricks by gigantic pharmaceutical companies.
Categories : Cosmetic dentistry