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
teeth whitening. Teeth whitening is a safe, effective and lasting way
to lighten most people's smiles, available in a wide variety of methods
and concentrations for various kinds of teeth. 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,
smoking or tetracycline use often will not whiten as dramatically;
artificial materials such as silicants or porcelains do not whiten at
all. Finally,
sensitive teeth, teeth with periodontal disease and teeth with worn
enamel typically do not respond well to whitening.
There are two primary
methods of whitening: in-office whitening and supervised at-home whitening.
In our experience the best results are achieved utilizing a supervised
at-home method via daily sessions over one or more weeks of wearing
a customized
gel-filled tray appliance, and may result in about a 2 to 3 shade
improvement as seen on the dentist's shade scale. Afterwards, you can
best preserve
your new, brighter smile by limiting habits such as smoking and drinking
coffee or tea.
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