Teeth Whitening is a common procedure that changes the shade of your natural teeth to give a whiter and brighter smile. There are many different options to achieve this.
In Office Whitening Procedure
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This is offered in the dental office. This procedure can boost your natural tooth up to 5-7 shades lighter. It is often light-activated and goes through several rounds of applying a bleaching material to your teeth.
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Results are immediate and dramatic. After some time with normal coffee, tea, soda drinking, or dark staining foods, these results can decrease. Touch up Bleaching is recommended.
Take Home Bleaching Trays
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This is also offered by your dental practice. You have impressions taken of your teeth, with those impressions they make you custom fitting plastic trays that fit over your teeth.
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Once you have your custom trays, they send you home with tubes of whitening gel. You Place the gel into your trays and follow the directions given.
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For best results it is typically recommended that you do the procedure at home everyday for a couple weeks. After you are happy with the results touch up is recommended every few months to maintain.
Over-The-Counter Products
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These options are found in your local drugstore. These are typically mild but help reduce surface stains.
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Whitening toothpaste works by abrading physically or chemically to remove stains.
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Whitening strips are placed over your teeth. These strips have a gel like whitening product that help remove stains.
Proffesional Dental Cleanings
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When having your teeth cleaned from a dental professional plaque, tarter and surface stains are removed.
Everybody has different results when it comes to whitening procedures. Depending on home care and Regular diet. People with gray undertones or other serious discoloration in their teeth may not have as great of results. Bonding or Porcelain Veneers are also cosmetic
options. Come see at Power Ranch Dental we offer free Bleaching Trays and Free consults to help you decide what is the best option for YOU. Ask Becky about the exclusions and Limitations.
