What does the procedure involve?
According to the Denali Family Dental Center and Anchorage dentist, Dr. David Maisey, tooth whitening is a procedure that involves the lightening of the color of the teeth. This procedure is performed without having to remove the stained surface of the teeth. This procedure is usually preferred by those people who want their bright smiles to be restored back. This could be because the teeth have been stained by a number of factors and thus they get embarrassed to expose them. Other stains may be caused by the type of food and drinks that people consume which may end up staining their teeth. Although the procedure may be unable to bring a complete color change, will be able to lighten the teeth to a certain degree compared to their initial state.
Service time expected after the procedure
The procedure itself usually takes a couple of weeks to complete, this could be 3 to 4 weeks. The first few weeks are spent on the dentist. These people will carry out regular examination of the mouth and make sure that the mouth is free from other infections. Once this is over, they will then apply the whitening product for up to 4 weeks each time being at least half an hour. When they have been whitened, they are likely to remain in that state for up to 3 years. This is the case if the person takes good care of the teeth.
Ways of ensuring that the whitening lasts as expected.
It is true that the teeth will stay whitened for up to 3 years. However, it is important to know that they will need to be taken good care if they will have to last for the time they are expected to. For those people who are smokers, the whitening is likely to last for a short period of time than those who are non-smokers. Also, some of the foods and drinks that people take have been known to cause stains to the teeth. It is therefore important that people should be careful the type of food or drinks that they are taking. This is if at all they want their whitening to last a little while longer. Those people who smoke should try to stop since it is even the primary cause of the staining and discoloring of the teeth.
Other whitening products in the market
Alongside the whitening product, there are also toothpastes that are used for this purpose too. They usually have no known effect to the natural color of the teeth. they are quite effective when it comes to removal of stains from the teeth. This means that the overall appearance of the teeth will be greatly improved. These pastes can also be used to supplement the professional whitening of the teeth. This makes it to last for longer and also have a good whitening effect.