22 July 2024

teeth whitening

Tooth color can change for many reasons, both due to external and internal factors.

There is in-office whitening, which involves the dentist performing the procedure directly in the clinic, and home whitening, when the patient performs the procedure at home, placing the gel in the caps.

The advantage of office whitening is to get the result in one visit, and the process is controlled by a doctor.

During in-office whitening, professional cleaning of the teeth is performed first, because plaque prevents the whitening process, and the second stage is the isolation of the gums with the help of a special gel that protects the gums from the chemical agent.

Only after that, the whitening gel is placed on the surface of the tooth. Depending on the desired result, the gel can be applied for 15 minutes, 3 times. During office whitening, the gel is activated using a special LED lamp that activates the chemical agent.

Maintaining the result depends on many factors.

At the end of the whitening procedure, the doctor gives a recommendation for 10 days, the so-called Regarding the white diet, when the patient must refrain from eating pigmented drinks or food, it is also forbidden to use tobacco.

To maintain the result, you can use aids such as whitening toothpastes, pens and swabs.