Teeth whitening
Teeth whitening is a simple process. Whitening products contain one of two teeth bleaching (hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide).
These bleaches break stains into smaller pieces, which makes the color less concentrated and your teeth brighter.
Tooth whitening lightens teeth and helps to remove stains and discoloration. Whitening is among the most popular cosmetic dental procedures because it can greatly improve how your teeth look. Most dentists perform tooth whitening.
What It’s Used For?
The outer layer of a tooth is called the enamel. The color of natural teeth is created by the reflection and scattering of light off the enamel, combined with the color of the dentin under it. Your genes affect the thickness and smoothness of the enamel. Thinner enamel allows more of the color of the dentin to show through. Having smoother or rougher enamel also affects the reflection of light and therefore the color.
Every day, a thin coating (pellicle) forms on the enamel and picks up stains. Tooth enamel also contains pores that can hold stains.
The most common reasons for teeth to get yellow or stained are:
– Using tobacco.
– Drinking dark-colored liquids such as coffee, cola, tea and red wine.
– Not taking good care of your teeth.
What Types of Teeth Whitening’s Are Available?
The tooth whitening process has two primary types of whitening procedures. These procedures are non-vital whitening and vital whitening. The non- vital is performed on a tooth that has already had the root-canal procedure. You have no reason to worry as there is no living nerve being performed on. On the contrary, vital whitening is executed on a tooth with a living nerve. The vital whitening procedure is the most commonly used procedure for teeth whitening. Non- vital whitening procedure is done in times that the vital whitening cannot be performed.
How is the Tooth Whitening Procedure?
The Tooth Whitening Procedure is typically a one-visit procedure. However, this does not mean that the whitening is a permanent solution. If not properly cared for, the stains will come back especially with the consummation of staining foods and drinks. The whiteness begins to gradually fade after about a month or two. Even if you avoid staining foods another whitening may be needed in 6 to 12 months. The first step will be examining the patient’s teeth and identifying causes of stains to prevent future stains.
Then our dentists will perform a cleaning to remove the layer of bacteria, food and other substances that are contributing to the staining. After the cleaning, the teeth whitening procedure begins.
