• Teeth Whitening

    Posted on December 28th, 2009

    Written by DentalDigs

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    Discolouration occurs due to a variety of reasons including coffee, tea, tobacco and age. Then, there are a few antibiotics that may cause them besides excessive fluoride. For teeth whitening, whitening toothpastes are among the most widely used, for they seem to be the 1st option to be exhausted before moving any further. That being the 1st, the last is the latest tooth whitening by laser.

    However, the majority of the experts trust peroxide the most, which has made supervised teeth bleaching the most preferred treatment option. The complete process is performed in the office alone with light or heat used to speed the method up. Often the professional has the method rolling during a trip to his office or clinic and provides all that one needs to end the process at home. Then, if one wants to have it done entirely at home, one could ask the professional to come over and perform it there. It is a small pricey but then who said convenience come cheap.

    In the home process, the bleaching solution, which is mostly a peroxide mixture, is put in a tray and the tray is designed to fit in your mouth. Since these solutions vary in effectiveness, one may need to wear the tray for just an hour or for the whole night.

    Bleaching is a good solution often of teeth discoloration. If your teeth discoloration is due to coffee, tea, tobacco or the like reasons, bleaching will turn out to be of major help. But if OTT fluoride or antibiotic is the root of your teeth discoloration, bleaching may not turn out to be of great help.

    Side effects of the bleaching technique include increased temperature sensitivity in the teeth and irritation of gums for some duration. Over the counter home bleaching products are available but they might contain acids which can cause harm to the tooth enamel. Therefore, one should not buy such products and see a dentist for help regarding whitening their teeth.

    Discolouration occurs due to a variety of reasons including coffee, tea, tobacco and age. Then, there are a few antibiotics that may cause them besides excessive fluoride. For teeth whitening, whitening toothpastes are among the most widely used, for they seem to be the 1st option to be exhausted before moving any further. That being the 1st, the last is the latest tooth whitening by laser.

    However, the majority of the experts trust peroxide the most, which has made supervised teeth bleaching the most preferred treatment option. The complete process is performed in the office alone with light or heat used to speed the method up. Often the professional has the method rolling during a trip to his office or clinic and provides all that one needs to end the process at home. Then, if one wants to have it done entirely at home, one could ask the professional to come over and perform it there. It is a small pricey but then who said convenience come cheap.

    In the home process, the bleaching solution, which is mostly a peroxide mixture, is put in a tray and the tray is designed to fit in your mouth. Since these solutions vary in effectiveness, one may need to wear the tray for just an hour or for the whole night.

    Bleaching is a good solution often of teeth discoloration. If your teeth discoloration is due to coffee, tea, tobacco or the like reasons, bleaching will turn out to be of major help. But if OTT fluoride or antibiotic is the root of your teeth discoloration, bleaching may not turn out to be of great help.

    Side effects of the bleaching technique include increased temperature sensitivity in the teeth and irritation of gums for some duration. Over the counter home bleaching products are available but they might contain acids which can cause harm to the tooth enamel. Therefore, one should not buy such products and see a dentist for help regarding whitening their teeth.

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  • 2 Comments

    Take a look at some of the responses we have had to this article.

    1. Jan 10th

      Can I use this if im sensitive to caffine or is the product completly free from caffine?

    2. Jan 13th

      Do you know if there are any natural remedies for this?

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