Do you like what you see when you flash a smile at yourself in the mirror? Is your first impression the best it can be? Even with good daily oral hygiene habits, your teeth might look better with a little refresher to help them look whiter, brighter, and more appealing. If that’s true for you, a professional teeth whitening treatment might make all the difference. Thanks to modern advances in dental technology and techniques, teeth whitening is better than ever and affordable whether you are a working professional, student or stay-at-home parent! Today’s teeth whitening options are also easier and more comfortable to achieve.
But you do want to know what you are doing when whitening your teeth, making sure the product is safe and effective. If your pearly whites look yellow or deeply stained, that may happen for various reasons.
Causes of Tooth Discoloration
-Poor or inconsistent daily oral hygiene care
-Skipping professional dental cleanings
-Constant teeth grinding
-Regularly consuming staining foods and drinks like coffee, tea, wine or soda
-Naturally getting older.
-Using tobacco in any form
-Medical treatments like head and neck radiation or chemotherapy
-Certain medications
-Too much fluoride
-Dental trauma from sports
There are typically two teeth whitening options, extrinsic whitening and intrinsic whitening.
Extrinsic whitening: This teeth whitening option involves utilizing a mild abrasive to get stains off of the outside surfaces of your teeth. The tooth color under the stains emerges but unfortunately also doesn’t actually change the tooth’s color either. So it basically brightens your teeth which can make them look fresher.
Intrinsic whitening: This teeth whitening option actually uses a tooth bleaching agent so it can change the color of your tooth enamel, so it not only brightens your teeth but whitens them!
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If you want to start your year with brighter, whiter teeth or just remove stains, our prosthodontists can help you find the best teeth whitening option for your needs so you can achieve a smile you can be proud to show off! Call to learn more about professional teeth whitening and schedule a consultation with our team at 303-586-1019 today!