Cosmetic Dentistry Weblog

Beautiful smile and time in a society where physical attractiveness has become an important value, does not have a beautiful smile has become a cause of aesthetic complex. It is usual to see how many people do not smile, or cover their faces with his hands when they could not avoid doing so as not to show his teeth to change color.

Since the bright white teeth is the sine qua non feature may look perfect smile, whitening treatment has become one of the most requested cosmetic dentistry.

The reason why we lose the natural color of teeth they are many: the most common is the use of tobacco or drinks such as coffee, cola or wine with a strong color, but can also be changed at a pitch of teeth that have undergone prolonged treatment with tetracycline (a type of antibiotic), or those who suffer from dental problems in composition, such as fluorosis (excess fluoride) or a lack of calcium, for example.

The most common teeth whitening treatment is a bit aggressive action based on the carbon peroxide (H2O2), colloquially known as hydrogen peroxide. This, when in contact with heat or special light, it decomposes to radicals (groups of atoms) of water and free radicals that can act either perhidroxilos outside and the inside of tooth enamel and dentin, bleaching and structure of the color of teeth.

Since the physical attractiveness of carbon peroxide is present in many products that have the mission to end the spot or change the color for the applicable element (for example, is present in laundry detergent), the results of teeth whitening success is questionable.

While the tooth color is genetically determined, the tone was measured with a standard color guide that ranges from the whitest to the darkest hour to a maximum of 15 colors. The most famous is “Lumin Vacuum” (Vita guide). Thanks to the peroxide bleaching of carbon, we can reduce the tone of 5-14, which means that a smile can be very yellow or grayish-white back to its original appearance.

However, there are cases where patients have the stains in the tooth or teeth you have an intense yellow color. In extreme cases, carbon peroxide tooth whitener will not be enough to restore the color of their usual white teeth. Thus, teeth whitening patients, the best alternative is the use of dental veneers or porcelain or composite.