Cosmetic Dentistry Weblog

Since we are born we have bright white teeth due to enamel that they possess and which is composed of microscopic crystalline rods. The enamel is designed to provide an aesthetic and natural appearance to the smile. As the years go by this enamel wears away by chewing and teeth are becoming more and more yellow, not only because they have colors for food but also the normal aging process, so it is associated with white teeth to young teeth.

There are many people who feel satisfied with the results obtained from a constant brushing with fluoride toothpaste and regular cleanings at your dentist semester. But many want to go further and make your smile look whiter, bright, attractive, for which it is important to make an appointment with the dentist on the different techniques that there are teeth whitening.

Treatments are available to suit all budgets, timing and temperament. Among the various methods are:

• LED Teeth whitening is done in the dental clinic
• Teeth whitening at home, that makes the patient by a dentist performing splints
• The combined whitening is the most advisable dentists and is a combination of both previous techniques.

Whitening in the dental clinic, is mostly of one-hour sessions of bleaching, while the household bleaching kits are purchased at the dentist applied a splint. However, only 15% of the population has tried these procedures, due to lack of information on this topic.

It is important to note that teeth whitening is not a permanent solution because it requires maintenance for a prolonged effect, further that no amount of bleaching, white teeth will result in “unnatural” and these results will not be fully seen until approximately two weeks after bleaching.

When taking the decision we make any of these treatments is best to go to your dentist or dental clinic of trust, who will be most appropriate to guide you in everything related to tooth whitening.