Offering professional teeth whitening procedures to remove stains from tooth enamel and give you that bright smile that you deserve.
Professional whitening procedures can effectively restore and brighten the smile of people with stained, dull, or discolored teeth.
The dentin, the darker tissue of your teeth, can become exposed as the outer layer of enamel is worn away by the effects of aging.
Over time, teeth actually become more absorbent and vulnerable to staining from food and other substances. Food particles are naturally attracted to a tooth's enamel by a certain protein. Products like coffee and tea, berries and soy sauce are notorious for staining teeth.
One type of stain-caused by traumatic injuries, medications and fluorosis-actually begins inside the tooth; brushing and flossing don't help. Another type of stain-one that can be more easily attached by brushing, flossing and rinsing-is caused by external factors such as foods.
Many people today are choosing tooth-whitening procedures to reverse the effects of aging and abuse from food and tobacco stains.
Some of the commercially available "whitening toothpastes" can be somewhat effective at removing stains and making teeth a few shades brighter. However, many of these products have abrasive substances that can actually wear away your tooth's enamel.
Whitening agents can actually change the color of your teeth, but only are effective on certain types of stains. For example, bleaching agents have a trouble removing brownish or grayish stains. They are also not as effective on pitted or badly discolored teeth, or on restorations such as crowns, bridges, bonding and tooth-colored fillings (porcelain veneers or dental bonding may be more appropriate in this case).
The professional whitening offered by our office is considered to be one of the most effective and safest methods available; done properly, tooth whitening can last as long as five years. Over-the-counter whitening systems are somewhat effective as long as they are monitored and directions followed closely.