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How is it applied?
Teeth whitening can be applied with two techniques.
Office Bleaching
In the in-office whitening system, highly concentrated whitening agents are used in a clinical setting after a detailed examination. Depending on the type of whitening agent, the activation of the gel is increased with a high brightness light. The desired result is achieved after the treatment process planned according to the need.
Home Bleaching
It is a system that can be easily applied in the comfort of home thanks to special trays and whitening agents prepared according to the measurement taken from the mouth after a detailed examination. Frequent check-ups are made during this process.
Teeth whitening treatment (Bleaching); This system, also called tooth bleaching, is the process of changing the color of the existing teeth to a whiter color. The color of the teeth may turn more yellow or darker over time, depending on genetics or eating habits.
Even if you have regular and frequent brushing habits, the color of your teeth may not whiten. This color is fixed like your skin color. For an aesthetic smile, your teeth should be in a white, vibrant color tone along with the form and uniformity of your teeth.
A white and vibrant tooth color has been listed at the top of the features sought in aesthetic smile design for centuries.
Teeth whitening can be applied to all healthy teeth. Your dentist will make the best decision for the bleaching process to be performed on your teeth. With a dental examination, it can be decided whether your teeth are suitable for whitening and approximately which whiteness can be shown to you by example.
This aesthetic treatment is a very simple and fast procedure. You can easily have whiter teeth with a 15-20 minute whitening application in the dental clinic.
There are two different methods for teeth whitening.
These are bleaching methods that you can apply yourself at home or that can be applied by your doctor in the dental clinic.
Since the bleaching gel used for tooth bleaching should only contact the tooth surfaces and avoid contact with the lips and gums, it will be healthier to choose the one of these methods under the control of the dentist. The content of the bleaching gel used in this system is almost the same in all systems. The light source used is to make the gel a little more active.
In the teeth whitening process, your doctor first isolates your gums and surrounding tissues with a protective silicone material, then spreads the bleaching gel on the surface of your teeth and uses a suitable light source to make the gel more active. While this treatment process may vary slightly in time, the treatment time is usually determined as 15-20 minute sessions.
It is normal to feel very little sensitivity during the whitening process. Depending on the degree of sensitivity, your doctor will decide whether or not to continue the procedure.
After the treatment process, you will need to avoid certain foods and drinks. It is very important for the success of whitening that you do not consume cigarettes, coffee, tea, alcohol and drinks and foods that your doctor will specify for a short period of time.
Your whiter tooth color after whitening will start to return to its old color after a certain period of time depending on your oral care and diet.
It should not be forgotten that tooth lightening is a cosmetic application. You can repeat it a few times a year with the recommendation of your doctor. Generally, the continuity after teeth whitening is close to a year.
The important thing here is the decision and effectiveness of your dentist. Teeth lightening has been widely used for more than 20 years.
In order to decide whether you are suitable for teeth whitening, the structure of your teeth should be examined in detail, scaling and stains should be removed before the whitening process.
It should not be forgotten that people with gum disease should be bleached after the necessary treatments are performed by a gum specialist or dentist.
As in all health treatment systems, determining the type of treatment after joint consultation of doctors in dentistry can increase the quality and success of the treatment.
