What is the best way to get my teeth whiter?

In the last few years, teeth whitening has become one of the more requested treatments by our patients. There are a few things to consider before getting you teeth whiten.

First question to ask is why are your teeth discolored? From Coffee, tea, smoking, tobacco chewing? These are external stains will require professionals to remove them. Other stains can be from tooth decay, dark mercury fillings, demineralizations of tooth structures, aging and/or medications or others. For these reason, you should have a dental professional screen your discoloration before proceed with any teeth whitening.

Now you're ready to begin your teeth whitening -after external stains and teeth decay have been taken treated. Teeth whiten is a very rewarding treatment, especially with a in-office 1 hour whitening treatment. We have patient gotten up to 10 shades lighter in just 1 hour of treatment.

The other whitening treatment would be custom tray whitening in which a thin flexible clear plastic tray customized for your upper and lower teeth. Whitening gel is placed in the tray to be worn for 30-45 minutes 1 to 2 times daily. Normally it will take about 2 weeks to get to a desirable shade. This is all done at your leisure. The speed of whitening varies from person to person.

We normal recommend patient to have both the in-office plus the custom tray treatments. This way, you would have the tray to do touch ups at home.

Over the counter whitening products are also very effective and will provide a pretty good result. You just need to be aware of other possible dental problems.

Below are a couple before and after example that you can see with Zoom teeth whitening.










Peter Young DDS FAGD
626-445-2536
www.SmilesOfArcadia.com