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Dental bleaching is dental procedure to whiten and clean decolorated yellowish or blackish teeth through chemical action. Dental bleaching is used to recover original tooth color or to make the teeth whiter when tooth brushing or scaling is not working. This method is effective to both young and old, male and female.
Dental bleaching is a specialized procedure to whiten out teeth which became yellowish by our favorite foods such as coffee, green tea, black tea, chocolate, wine and aging in this world where beautiful smiles are competiveness. The needs for white teeth and bright smiles are increasing in people who are getting married, preparing for jobs, new college students.
Bleaching agents are used for 2 hours in the daytime or applied during sleep at nights. 2~4 weeks for every day or for every other day are required depending on the coloration of the teeth. Professional bleaching together with home bleaching will produce better effects and consistent results.
Bleaching is performed at a dental clinic using bleaching agents, plasma arc, and laser light sources. Combination of home bleaching and professional bleaching maximize the results. Brighter teeth are desired in recent trend and professional bleaching is recommended to the people who are not satisfied with home bleaching. Patients take this treatment 1~2 times a week.
Artificial finger nail shaped laminate is attached on the surface of the tooth. This method keeps the natural teeth intact while the teeth color gets very bright and white as much as desired.
Is this applicable to any tooth?
This can be applied to any tooth. However, the effect can vary depending on the tooth conditions. The cause of teeth color change is both external and internal. Dental bleaching is very effective for external causes. It can be effective for internal causes, but it will not be effective as you may expect.
Can the color change again after dental bleaching?
Some foods and cigarettes contain storing pigments which cause color change. Re-coloration is therefore possible with those color changing foods (cola, green tea, black tea, curry, chocolate, wine) and cigarettes and you need thorough tooth brushing after having those foods and smoking.
Is there any side effect of dental bleaching?
Dental bleaching is recognized as very safe dental treatment by dentist of the world. Many researches and clinical studies already proved the safety of the treatment. However, pregnant women, breast feeding women, children under 13 are not recommended.
My teeth are yellowish innately. Is dental bleaching effective for my case?
Genetically yellowish teeth also can be changed into clean and bright teeth with dental bleaching. However, dental bleaching method varies depending on where the teeth tissues which are responsible for the color are. You can have white teeth with appropriate treatment method.
How long will the dental bleaching effect last?
Researched say that it lasts for 2~3 years. However, same method is repeated every 2~3 years but 1~2 days of simple touch-up every 6 ~ 12 months will keep the teeth white and bright. It is safe to evaluate the color at least 3 weeks after the dental bleaching.
