Few people have perfectly white teeth. Discoloration is often caused by smoking, drinking coffee and red wine. Teeth whitening is becoming more and more popular and available - you can whiten your teeth using gels, whitening pastes or laser whiten them.
Teeth whitening: you will forget what is tartar and yellowness
Discoloration may be the result of taking antibiotics (especially tetracyclines), drinking coffee, tea, red wine, smoking. And when we forget to brush our teeth carefully after eating, plaque builds up on them. If it is not removed regularly, it hardens - a stone is formed. Thus, we treat the teeth with a yellow change in color, in addition with dark rims by the gums - impossible to remove with home methods. Therefore, we should first go to the dentist to have the stone removed. After a few days, you can start restoring the whiteness.
Home teeth whitening
Bleaching preparations are safe and effective, provided that we follow the recommendations in the leaflet. But let's face it - the teeth will only lighten a little and the stains or discoloration will not disappear from them, you need professional cleaning in the office. Home brightening takes several weeks and the effect lasts for 3-6 months.Pastes- brush your teeth with them twice a day, in the morning and in the evening, after eating. If it is not possible to brush your teeth (during the day) after eating, chew the whitening gum. This paste can be used without fear, but alternately with the regular one.Transparent strips- soaked in whitening gel. They are glued carefully to the teeth in the upper and lower jaws twice a day and left for 30 minutes. After a few days, a visible improvement in the whiteness of the teeth is achieved (the treatment can be extended to two weeks). To maintain a good effect, the treatment is repeated every six months.Bleach stick- after brushing your teeth with the tip of the stick like a felt-tip pen, you need to "paint" your teeth thoroughly. It's best to do this at night. After two weeks of using the gel, the teeth are whiter.Two-phase gel- the package includes a prosthetic overlay, which is immersed in the gel and applied to individual teeth for 10 minutes every day. The first whitening effects can be noticed after a week of regular use.Overlays-splints- filled with the substancewhitening. They are pressed on the teeth and chewed. You have to use them for 5 days, 20-30 minutes each.
Teeth whitening: this is where the dentist will help
Dead teeth whitening- root canal treated ones darken over time, but they can also be whitened. First, the doctor opens the tooth and checks that it has been treated carefully and that the roots are properly sealed. In order to protect us from pain, she introduces a sealing preparation inside the tooth. Then she puts in a bleach and covers it with a dressing. After a week, we come for the first inspection, then for three more. When everything is fine - the tooth is sealed. If it needs to be brighter, the procedure is repeated. The tooth is brightened from the center to the enamel surface. Price from 30 to 50 PLN for one whitening attempt.Gel trays- during the first visit, the doctor makes an impression of the jaw to prepare matching overlays. We take them home with the gel selected for us and use them two or three times a day according to the doctor's recommendations. We visit a doctor to assess the effect. It is best to use the overlays at night. Teeth whitening takes two weeks, the price, depending on the type of preparation - from 500 to 1200 PLN.Irradiation- in order not to damage the gums, the dentist protects them with foam resin. Then, she applies a whitening substance to each tooth and illuminates it with a polymerization lamp. The procedure takes 20-80 minutes and costs PLN 2,500. Sometimes one treatment is not enough.Laser whitening- after applying the whitening substance to the teeth, they are irradiated with a laser beam. The cost of such whitening is PLN 800 to PLN 2,000.
Teeth whitening
Teeth whitening is one of the ways to achieve a perfect smile. There are many methods of whitening teeth - but not all of them bring the desired effect. Listen to our expert dentist Iwona Gnach-Olejniczak from Unident Union Dental Spa.
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