Teeth Whitening Procedure: in the Dental Office
Over the last decade, teeth whitening options have changed considerably, and this applies to those done professionally as well as at home. There are basically two alternative ways of getting whiter teeth: professional whitening in a dentist’s office, and a do-it-yourself home treatment method. Learn some teeth whitening secrets that your dentist won’t tell you!
METHOD #1: DENTAL (IN-OFFICE) TEETH WHITENING
Dentists are more than happy to perform a teeth whitening procedure in the dental office. In the early 1990’s, you had one way to whiten your teeth.
After the dentist made molds of your teeth, the molds would be sent to a lab which would provide a custom fitted teeth whitening mouthpiece within a week or two. Then you would spend 1 or 2 hours in the dentist’s chair with this mouthpiece, filled with a very low concentration of peroxide, pressing against your gums and teeth.
Three to four visits and $500 to $1,000 later, your dentist would proclaim, usually in truth, that your teeth were whiter. Of course, you did have whiter teeth.
Teeth whitening at the dentist’s office has really advanced in the last decade. The teeth whitening procedure known as Laser Bleaching, Power Bleaching, and Argon bleaching – among others — is the most popular dental office method and takes less time than others. For this teeth whitening procedure, a concentrated peroxide gel is applied to the teeth; then a special light (usually argon) is aimed at the teeth whitening paste. This causes a chemical reaction to occur with the peroxide, and the teeth are whitened in as short a time as possible. This normally takes about an hour, during which time the patient sits with the mouth wide open.
This method of teeth whitening is very effective. However, many dentists insist that a whiter smile can be obtained with repeated tray applications because the teeth whitening peroxide remains in contact with the teeth for longer time periods. However, for the good teeth whitening process, you will have to pay between $500 and $1000, and either follow up with whitening products at home, or return to the dentist in about 6 months for another teeth whitening procedure. What was the point, then in spending $500-$1,000 for an in-office teeth whitening procedure?
Teeth whitening has become cheaper and easier, thanks to technology.
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