Teeth whitening involves bleaching your teeth for a whiter and brighter smile. It is not guaranteed to make your teeth brilliant white, but will make your teeth a lighter shade then before.
It is recommended to have teeth whitening done by a professional at the dentist as they are registered to carry out this treatment. however if a dentist is unavailable then a dental hygienist or dental therapist are able to carry out such task as long as they are General Dental Council registered and on the prescription of the dentist.
You will have to visit the dentist a few times. Your first appointment at the dentist will involve taking impressions and making a mouth guard for your teeth. It will take one week for your mouth guard to be made at the lab. The second appointment involves trying the mouth guards in your mouth and making sure they fit comfortably. The dentist or professional person will show you how to apply the whitening gel in your mouth guards, the dentist will also advise you of how long to wear the mouth guards in your mouth and for how many weeks. this is normally for two/ four weeks and for 4 hours or some whitening gels can be left on for up to eight hours, which will shorten the process to one week.
In surgery teeth whitening is available at the dentist but can take up to 2 hours there is also laser whitening and can take up to hour and only some dentists offer this service.
We advise our patients at the dentist not to use DIY home whitening kits as they can carry many risks when used, we also advise our patients to not have teeth whitening done from a beauty salon as this again can carry out risks. DIY home kits and salon whitening will not have the same amount of peroxide that the teeth whitening kits at the dentist have.
Teeth whitening will not change the color of your fillings, crowns, dentures and veneers. Teeth whitening may cause some sensitivity to your teeth and it is advised to use sensitive toothpaste whilst under teeth whitening treatment, there is also a chance of burns to gums and some of the teeth whitening kits used at home can harm tooth enamel.
The Dentist
57 Liskeard Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS5 3EY
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