By: Leonard Tan
Submitted: 2009-12-03 09:00:48 | Word Count: 518
Nowadays there are a lot of methods on how to whiten your teeth both in the dentists’ clinic and at home. You can now have white teeth just like any other celebrities. Below are teeth whitening methods that you can choose from.
A peroxide whitening gel is applied on the teeth and activated by a laser light or plasma arc light. Plasma arc light is safer than laser light because it has no UV range, less sensitive and is more suitable for the human body. The duration taken to complete the process is approximately one hour. The results are awesome where you can get up to 8 shades whiter. There are promising sensitive feelings on the teeth for about 24 hours.
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Here are a few different strategies that your dentist might use to remove stains, depending upon their severity and your preferences (not to mention your budget).
In office whitening is quick it can usually be performed in an hour and delivers the best results. Your dentist will use a high potency peroxide gel, which stays on your teeth for approximately 20 minutes. It s the most expensive option (expect to pay $600 or more), but saves a lot of time.
Dentists also offer take home kits. If you re on a tighter budget, these kits can be an ideal solution. Depending upon the concentration of the peroxide gel and the level of customization the trays require to fit your teeth properly, these kits usually cost less than $400 (often, significantly less). If you need a less expensive alternative, you can use the whitening strips and toothpastes sold in grocery stores. Just be aware that their effects take much longer to notice and are usually less pronounced.
The procedure that is used in your home to acquire a whitening change starts with glance whether you have any cavities as they are aware to whitening agents. If you have any, make sure you fix it up first. Plaque need to be distant too. After cleaning, the dentist will grant you a custom fit mouth tray where you need to fill in the peroxide based whitening gel and wear it overnight. The time frame full will be 7 14 days.
The power bleaching is done immediately and results are instant as well.
After protecting your gum from the peroxide, the cosmetic dentist puts the bleaching gel onto your teeth. Often laser or ultra violet light is used to increase the power of the gel. After one or two hours you are done and your teeth are several shades whiter.
The results revealed will be few shades lighter than your natural teeth color. The side effect that may arise if you do this at home, and if you do not apply the teeth whitening gel properly on the mouth tray, is that it may irritate the surrounding tissue.
The difference lies in the peroxide concentration. The higher the concentration the stronger the bleaching effect. But stronger is not necessarily better because very white teeth look unnatural.
Finally, there are many other procedures to choose from in whitening your teeth like porcelain veneers, implants, bonding, crowing and many others.
