A Few Secrets About Teeth Whitening


A Few Secrets About Teeth Whitening

 Do you know what the main differences are between a dental office and home teeth whitening? Find out what you can expect from both of these available teeth whitening methods, as well as what to look for in a teeth whitening system for optimal results. Over the past 10 years, the field of teeth whitening, both in-office and at home, has changed tremendously. There are two different ways to get whiter teeth: dental whitening (in the office) and home treatments. Discover some teeth whitening secrets your dentist hopes they never tell you! METHOD #1: DENTAL TEETH WHITENING (In the office). I can tell you from personal experience that dentists LOVE patients who want to have their teeth whitened at the dentist's office. In the early 1990s, only one option was available. Your dentist will make molds of your teeth, send them to the lab, and receive your customized teeth-whitening mouthpiece back in 5-10 days. Then you would sit in the dentist's chair for 1-2 hours with these plastic teeth whitening molds filled with peroxide (at a very low concentration) pressed against your teeth and gums. After 3-4 visits your teeth would be officially declared whiter (and they usually were) and you would be sent home with a nice $500-$1000 bill to pay. And of course with whiter teeth. I'll be the first to admit that in-office teeth whitening has come a long way in the past 10 years.  This teeth whitening procedure involves applying a concentrated peroxide gel to your teeth, then you sit in the dentist's chair for the next hour with your mouth wide open while a special light (usual argon) shines on the whitening paste. which in turn chemically reacts with the peroxide to complete the teeth whitening process in the shortest possible time. This teeth whitening procedure works. Although many dentists say that repeated tray applications will give you a whiter smile because the teeth-whitening peroxide stays in contact with your teeth for a longer period. The downside is that you're still stuck with a hefty $500-$1,000 (at least for a good teeth whitening procedure). And you still have to come back 6 months later for another teeth whitening (sorry - touch!) or get some whitening items. So why did you spend $500-$1000 on an in-office teeth whitening procedure? Fortunately, like most things in life, technology has stepped in to make teeth whitening easier and more affordable! METHOD #2: TEETH WHITENING AT HOME I'll say it once to get the word out, it is now possible (in almost all cases) to achieve "dental office" quality teeth whitening from the comfort of your own home! "At-Home" teeth whitening has taken a bite out of (pardon the pun) "in-office" electric whitening systems, where millions of dollars of corporate advertising now compete with the convenience of at-home teeth whitening. And rightly so... Until a few years ago, teeth whitening was a rather complicated process. The hardest part was making these fitted mouthpieces for each patient, for this reason, alone home teeth whitening was not an option for most people. THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY 3 DIFFERENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR HOME TEETH WHITENING TEETH WHITENING OPTION #1 - WHITENING WITH A BRUSH Teeth whitening with a toothbrush is a great concept, just apply the formula, let it dry on your teeth, and leave it on your teeth overnight. Sounds simple, right? Teeth whitening with a toothbrush is for the shortcut-loving segment of the public (in other words, people who don't want to take the time to get it right the first time). Teeth whitening with a toothbrush has TWO MAIN FAULTS: 1. When you brush your teeth whitening product, it relies on the assumption that it will dry on your teeth. This is great in principle, but if you get the whitening product (ie with saliva or licking your teeth) then it will be REALLY easy to wipe off parts of the product. And guess what happens if you only wipe off some of the teeth-whitening product? There you have it - you won't get an even whitening result! It turns out uneven and patchy. 2. The second flaw of most teeth whitening with a toothbrush, as I see it, is the additives. If you look at the ingredients list of the front whitening brush, you will see that the first ingredient is alcohol. I'm pretty sure the reason they put alcohol in their teeth-whitening products is that it's needed as a desiccant (something that dries out the product so it supposedly stays on the teeth overnight). However, that still doesn't diminish the effect it can have on your gums and breath. Most of these toothbrush whitening products also contain glycerin, which sucks the moisture out of your tooth enamel and is the primary cause of most tooth sensitivity during teeth whitening.

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