The teeth whitening is a revolutionary aesthetic treatment that has been a huge step in the world of dental aesthetics, since it manages to lighten the original color of the teeth in several tones, leaving teeth whiter and brighter.
Nowadays, people are interested in having beautiful teeth and consider it a necessity both to succeed in professional and social life. Thus, there is a growing interest in having white teeth, to the point that a color or shade that was previously considered normal, now it's dark.
White teeth look cleaner, healthy and youthful
People from 50 years they gradually have a darker tone and a generally more yellowish color.
Teeth whitening can be done in the office or at home. Although it is not possible to buy the same products (especially in terms of concentrations of active ingredients).
Personal use only, some specialists warn about possible damage to teeth if they are used in high concentration without the prescription or follow-up of a specialist dentist.
Teeth whitening eliminates most of the stains caused by medications or by extrinsic causes such as tea, coffee and other infusions, cigarettes and red wine, among other substances and foods. However, not all dental stains or darkenings are removable or improvable through teeth whitening and may require other types of aesthetic dental treatments such as the placement of porcelain veneers or covers.
Teeth whitening performed by a specialist dentist does not cause pain or dental abrasion (wear).
Nor does it weaken teeth if done correctly.
Simply use gels that act chemically through the oxygen they contain, being able to reduce several shades within the same color of the tooth.
The use of special lights considerably improves the result and therefore many specialists consider their use essential.
An in-office whitening is usually performed that lasts approximately 1 hour, with which the patient already sees significant changes and a complementary treatment at home can be indicated, with the respective indications of the dentist.
This treatment at high concentrations can be repeated as maintenance after 6 months to 1 year, according to the severity of the spots or pigmentations that the patient presents.
In general, although it depends on the state of the teeth of each patient, professional dental cleaning is important and necessary (ultrasound + professional brushing) complete and prior to performing teeth whitening.
The habits of some products (has, café, tobacco…) reduce the durability of the treatment.
Whitening has no effect on any type of restorations, being these: amalgam, restorations made with halogen light (resins or white fillers), inlays and crowns or bridges. In the event that the patient presents this type of arrangement in the anterior sector above all, The whitening is carried out and after that, the restorations that have not changed their color are replaced..
To be able to replace these restorations, it is necessary to wait 15 days for the bleaching color to stabilize.
The treatment that produces the best results is an in-office session with cold full-arc light and hydrogen peroxide at 35%. Later, a home treatment with custom-made splints and carbamide peroxide with concentrations between the 10% al 30% according to the needs of each patient, all provided by the specialist and according to their indications, for two weeks and with a duration of 40 daily minutes; it is the only way to guarantee the best possible result.
In-office teeth whitening:
Advantage:
- Whiter teeth.
- Professional control.
- Minor or no side effects.
- Increased gel release and penetration.
In-office external whitening steps:
- Cleaning, gum protection, gel application, application of special light and removal of the gel.
Teeth whitening addiction: “Blancorexia Dental”
Teeth by nature are yellowish in color. Advertising, TV, films… show people with extra white teeth (an unnatural color).
Therefore, it generates a stereotype in society that teeth must be white to look aesthetically good., leading some people to wish their teeth were whiter than normal, sometimes regardless of the side effects of a tooth whitening abuse. It should be remembered that having white teeth does not mean that you have healthier teeth.
