Tooth Whitening

I wish to give a brief idea about the subject of teeth whitening because a lot of people have wrong ideas about it, thinking that it is harmful to the teeth and so on. The reason is that in the past the whitening was done by placing drugs or substances on the teeth. Such substances removed or scraped off the external layer of the enamel so that a new layer would appear. This was definitely lighter or whiter than the layer to be whitened. But due to the problems caused by this method, it was finally stopped and banned all over the world. Then a new method for teeth whitening appeared.

It was called "Home whitening". It was based on a method totally different from the old method, and it was not damaging at all to the teeth. It was based on making special trays for each patient, prepared in the dentist's office. The patient put special whitening drugs inside those trays and placed them on his upper and lower teeth. However, that method was boring to the patient because it took 10-14 days for the patient to get the required degree of whiteness, and it depended on the original color of the patient's teeth. Furthermore, sometimes it hurt the gum if not applied right.

Now, we have started to employ a modern apparatus for whitening. It takes only one hour in the clinic. Its principle is based on a kind of concentrated light which is focussed on the teeth. And we put special whitening substance on the teeth. This light activates the substance to remove the stains and coloring agents from the teeth enamel and dentin.

This method is very comfortable and quick and suits everybody, male and female. And it removes all kinds of stains caused by: genetics, certain medications such as iron compounds that treat anemia, some antibiotics such as tetracycline taken in childhood, smoking and Nargila (hubble-bubble), excessive drinking of coffee and tea and coloring agents, and some other kinds of stains caused by bridges and dentures.

Finally, there is the insistent question asked by patients about the duration of the whiteness achieved by whitening. The reply depends on the patient himself and the extent of his smoking or use of hubble-bubble or coloring. But generally speaking, it lasts from one year and a half to two years. And the teeth don't return to their original dark shade. They become darker by two degrees after one year and a half or two years. That is because teeth-whitening lightens the color of teeth by 6-8 degrees from their original shade. And this is a great achievement in cosmetic dentistry.

We do teeth whitening in two methods: Home and clinical in one hour only.
Please see gallery page, there are some cases about whitening (before and after)

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