Teeth Whitening

 WHAT IS TEETH WHITENING:

        Teeth whitening is  very effective procedure to lighten the teeth colour/shade.The procedure cannot make your teeth completely bright, only lightens the teeth colour.

WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR TOOTH DISCOLORATION / STAINING:

• Foods & Drinks

             Tea, Coffee, Black current juice, Drinks

• Habits

           Tobacco use, Red wine consumption

• Trauma 

            Any hit in the mouth or to tooth cause death of tooth sometimes.

• Age     

            Dentin [soft yellowish layer] is present below the hard white enamel.[outer layer of tooth]. Enamel becomes thinner with brushing, and though the soft yellowish dentin is exposed.

• Fluorosis

            High concentration of fluoride in water causes moderate to severe discoloration

• Tetracycline's

            Children who are exposed to tetracycline, when teeth are forming [either in womb or as a baby] develops brown stains on their teeth.

DOES TEETH WHITENING WORK ON ALL TEETH:

        NO,Teeth whitening doesn't work on all teeth.If the teeth colour is changed due to tartar and has mild stains due to fluoride and it is yellowish colour, responds well to bleaching.

         If the tooth stain is brown [eg-severe discolouration due to fluoride] responds less.

         And if the tooth colour is grey due to trauma [death teeth], medications, fillings on tooth bleaching doesn't work at all.

        The person with sensitivity, crowns and veneers if have teeth discolouration bleaching not at all recommended.

HOW DOES TEETH WHITENING WORKS:

            Teeth whitening agents consists bleaching and non bleaching types.Teeth whitening bleaching products consists of either one of the two bleaches as hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide which acts as oxidising agents.These agents oxidise the stains [breaks the stains] on tooth and lighten the tooth colour.

Before you decided for teeth whitening- though you should check with your dentist.

WHAT ARE TEETH WHITENING OPTIONS:

 In office bleaching

This procedure is completely done by a dentist.Hear along with bleaching gents dentist uses light,heat or combination of both to give potential results very fast.The tissue around the teeth is generally protected very well.

At Home

Some whitening kits are available in market are easy to use.And these kits contains less peroxide than the products used by dentist,and these kits gives good results for some people who has very mild or mild stains.

• Whitening Trays

       Dentist take your impressions and make a flexible tray that fits on your teeth and holds the bleaching agent in close contact with your teeth for better results,these trays prevent diluting the agents from saliva and prevents leaking of agents from tray which causes  sensitivity of  tooth and soft tissue damage.  

                                       

• Whitening Strips

      Strips are made of thin, flexible, plastic and coated with a low concentrated bleaching product.When these strips come in contact with your teeth it bleaches the tooth and lighten the tooth colour.

• Whitening Rinses

            Whitening Mouthwashes consists of very low concentrated hydrogen peroxide,which helps to remove surface stains from teeth along with freshening breath and reducing dental plaque.

• Whitening Toothpaste

         Normally toothpastes consists of mild abrasive agents which helps to remove surface stains. Whitening toothpaste doesn't contain any bleaching agents,instead of bleaching agents it contains some polishing gents and more abrasive agents in tooth paste which helps to remove stains from teeth.

Laser-Assisted Tooth Bleaching

In Laser tooth whitening along with hydrogen peroxide laser whitening gel is used,which has a unique mix of thermal absorption crystals.When laser beam is applied these crystals in gel breakdown and removes stain from teeth.

And this Laser teeth whitening has less side effects than tradition bleaching methods. 

HOW LONG WILL TEETH WHITENING STAY:

 It varies from person to person,and depends upon the persons age,habits and life style.

SIDE EFFECTS OF TEETH WHITENING:

•   Most common side effect associated with teeth whitening is teeth sensitivity.
•  Soft tissue damage,such as gingival ulceration.