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Bringing Out Your Very Best Smile
If you'd like to smile more confidently, knowing your teeth are their whitest and brightest, you might want to consider dentist-supervised tooth whitening. Teeth whitening is a safe, effective, and lasting way to lighten most people's smiles. Simply talk with us about the criteria for best results, how whitening could impact your particular situation, and which procedure will best suit your needs.
Whitening treatments are most successful in removing yellow, brown, or orange tinges resulting from age, coffee, tea, or smoking. However, dark gray tones from fluorosis or tetracycline staining often will not whiten as dramatically; artificial materials such as tooth-colored fillings and porcelain do not whiten at all. Therefore, new fillings and crowns, or replacements of such, need to be coordinated with the whitening procedure.
There are two primary methods of whitening: in-office whitening and supervised at-home whitening.
Our in-office technique makes use of concentrated gel applications during a one - to - two-hour session (one arch per session). Typically, we will see teeth whiten two to three full shades by the end of the appointment. Less expensive supervised at-home methods produce results via daily sessions over two to four weeks of wearing customized trays, with a less concentrated gel during which we’ll normally see the same level of whitening. Afterwards, you can best preserve your new brighter smile by limiting habits such as smoking, and drinking coffee or tea, as well as keeping up with your regular professional cleanings. |
