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Your Smile Future Is Bright With Tooth Whitening.
Tooth whitening can deliver very natural-looking results and has become a very popular cosmetic dentistry treatment.
It’s a simple procedure tailored to you by your dentist, which you perform at home. The time it takes differs from person to person and is governed by the degree of discolouration.
Whitening (Home) Full Mouth
Whitening (Home) Each Arch
Why Must Tooth Whitening Be Performed By A Dentist?
It is illegal and dangerous for an unqualified person to carry out tooth whitening.
Why Must Tooth Whitening Be Performed By A Dentist?
Any dentist who is registered with the General Dental Council is allowed to perform tooth whitening. Registered dental therapists and dental hygienists are also permitted to perform the procedure on the prescription of a registered dentist.
What Are The Dangers Of Illegal Tooth Whitening?
Tooth whitening carried out by untrained staff or staff without dental qualifications puts you at risk of permanent damage.
What Are The Dangers Of Illegal Tooth Whitening?
The chemicals used to whiten teeth are poisonous if swallowed and can be dangerous. People frequently report that an untrained person has used a leaking mouth guard. The guard leaks bleaching agent causing agonising chemical burns to the mouth, lips, gums and tongue. You could easily suffer permanent tooth loss and gum damage from an illegal whitening treatment.
What Can Cause My Teeth To Stain?
Some tooth discolouration is merely a natural consequence of the ageing process, but external factors also cause staining.
What Can Cause My Teeth To Stain?
The things we eat and drink can cause staining of the teeth.
Food such as apples and potatoes can stain your teeth as well as drinks like cola, coffee, tea and red wine. Poor dental hygiene, smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco is also known to stain teeth.
Stains can occur if your teeth have been chipped or exposed to too much fluoride or antibiotics during childhood.
What Are The Benefits Of Tooth Whitening?
Most people unconsciously tie a significant portion of their self-worth to how they look.
What Are The Benefits Of Tooth Whitening?
Whitening your teeth can give you an immediate boost in the way you feel about yourself.
Are you ashamed of your stained teeth? Do you smile behind your hand or with your mouth shut? We all know that having poor oral health can make you unattractive to other people, so if you have stained teeth, it can be hard to feel good about yourself.
Once your teeth are white and bright looking, you will probably have the confidence to smile a lot more. Most people judge someone with a clean white smile as healthy and attractive. Research shows that when you smile at someone, they will generally return the smile and feel good.
Tooth Whitening – What Can I Expect?
Tooth whitening is a safe procedure. You can be reassured that we will check your teeth to ensure that you are a suitable candidate.
Tooth Whitening - What Can I Expect?
There are various reliable and safe branded home tooth whitening treatments available on the market. We will select the one that will give you the best result taking into account any crowns or fillings you have.
We will give you custom made trays that fit over your teeth comfortably. We will show you how to place active teeth whitening gel into the trays and fix them on your teeth. For best results, we recommend you take the treatment overnight.
How Can I Stop My Teeth From Staining?
If you naturally have white teeth or if you have had them whitened, you need to take care of them to keep them sparkling.
How Can I Stop My Teeth From Staining?
To keep your teeth sparkling white try these tips.
- Keep drinks like coffee, cola, tea and wine to a minimum. Use a straw to keep the liquid off your teeth if possible.
- Stop using tobacco – it’s not just your teeth that will benefit.
- If you’ve just eaten something that can stain your teeth, rinse with a glass of water.
- Keep up with your daily oral health routine.
- Visit your dentist regularly.