Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Thailand Tooth Whitening
- Is
professional teeth bleaching safe?
- How
does the teeth bleaching gel work?
- Is
laser teeth whitening suitable for everybody?
- How
long does the teeth bleaching treatment take?
- How
long does professional teeth bleaching last?
- Do
I have to consult my dentist in any case?
- What
kind of whitening results can be expected with professional
teeth bleaching treatments?
- How
many professional whitening treatments will a person need?
- Why
are some professional teeth bleaching systems followed up
with an take-home teeth whitening kit as well?
Is professional teeth bleaching safe?
According to the lastest scientific findings, having teeth bleaching damages neither
teeth and gums nor existing fillings you may have.
How does the teeth
bleaching gel work?
After examination by your cosmetic dentist, your teeth will be cleaned.
The teeth will be applied with a teeth bleaching gel. Either laser
light (that is red color) or plasma arc light (that is blue color) will be used to activate the teeth bleaching gel. The teeth bleaching gel then releases oxygen
that bleaches or whiten teeth discolorations in a gentle way, less heat
and less sensitivity to the teeth.
Is teeth bleaching suitable for everybody?
No. Always consult your dentist. Certain groups of people
such as infants, pregnant women and nursing mothers is not recommended to be treated with teeth bleaching treatments. Your cosmetic dentist will advise you as to whether teeth bleaching or laser teeth whitening is suitable for you.
How long does the teeth bleaching treatment
take?
The teeth bleaching treatment should be finished within or just over one hour. In-office teeth bleaching is safe and fast as it is done by a professional cosmetic dentist.
How long does professional
teeth bleaching last?
This is very much related to your lifestyle. The teeth bleaching
effect can lasts between one and four years for general cases. The kind
of food and drinks you consume, smoking habits, age and dental
hygiene strongly influence the duration of the teeth bleaching effect.
Frequently drinking coffee, tea, or red wine as well as smoking
can bring discolorations back quite quickly. Whether laser teeth whitening or other teeth bleaching systems are done, how long it lasts will be dependent on how you care for your teeth.
Do I have to consult my
cosmetic dentist in any case?
Yes. Your cosmetic dentist can examine and work out the right dosage
and treatment schedule. Advise from the practice team helps
to avoid side effects, take into account diagnoses considerations to teeth bleaching and to control the results of the teeth bleaching treatment. Your cosmetic dentist can also advise if laser teeth whitening or other teeth bleaching systems is best suited for your case if considering having thailand tooth whitening treatments done.
What kind of teeth bleaching results can be expected with professional thailand teeth whitening
treatments?
There is no question that in the vast majority of cases, teeth
bleaching with peroxide-based whiteners will produce results.
The level of whitening obtained from the professional teeth bleaching
treatments is similar in nature to results
achieved with a tray-based home bleaching teeth whitening
system. The big advantage of professional teeth bleaching treatments
is not the degree of lightening but the fact that you will
experience the whitening effect immediately and very quickly whereas home bleaching kits takes requires numerous applications placed over several days for several hours.
How many professional
teeth bleaching treatments will a person need?
Sometimes cosmetic dentists and/or the manufacturers of professional
teeth bleaching systems advertise their products as "one
visit, one hour" type teeth bleaching. One hour of professional
in-office teeth bleaching treatment would be expected to provide
a color change in a person's teeth.
The other side of this discussion is to state that it has
been reported in dental literature that the average number
of professional teeth whitening treatments needed to "make
the patients happy" was three. While results were seen
after a single visit, it typically took between two to six
in-office bleaching appointments to reach "maximum whiteness".
When determining if professional teeth bleaching treatments
are the best whitening option for you, you should take into
consideration that more than one whitening treatment might
be needed. These extra appointments will require further time
commitment and cost on your part.
Why are some professional
teeth bleaching systems followed up with an take-home teeth whitening kit as well?
The protocol for some professional teeth whitening systems
includes both in-office and at-home whitening treatments.
This is becuase:
1) Some of the immediate tooth color change achieved by professional
teeth bleaching treatments may actually be due to a dehydration
effect.
2) It can often take between two and six in-office teeth bleaching
treatments before a patient is satisfied with the degree of
whitening that has been achieved.
The cosmetic dentist or teeth bleaching product manufacturer is relying on
the in-office teeth bleaching treatment to provide a quick and noticeable
color change. The take-home teeth whitening treatments the patient
performs on their own helps to compensate for the short-term
color relapse due to the loss of the tooth dehydration effect.
Additionally, the at-home treatments take the total whitening
effect possible for that person from using peroxide-based
whiteners to its end point.
Professional teeth bleaching treatments are characteristically
performed on those teeth towards the front of a person's mouth.
An important step associated with the safety of professional
teeth bleaching treatments is that the cosmetic dentist isolates the
teeth being bleached so that the whitener does not come into
contact with the patient's soft tissues (gums, cheeks, and
lips). This isolation is much more difficult to achieve with
back teeth than with front teeth and this is why back teeth
are often not treated during professional teeth bleaching sessions.
There can be instances where a person's back teeth (especially
their upper molars) do show prominently when an individual smiles yet
these teeth have not included in the thailand tooth whitening process. If
this is the case the overall appearance of the patient's smile
may not meet their expectations. Following the in-office thailand tooth whitening
process with an take-home teeth whitening system can provide
a means by which to lighten the back teeth so their coloration
blends in and matches with the new shade of the anterior teeth.
You will need to ask your cosmetic dentist if there is an additional
costs for the take-home teeth whitening products.
Source of information taken from VivaDent and http://www.animated-teeth.com.
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