Whether you care for your teeth or not, there’s a good chance they’ll darken over time. It’s pretty easy for these parts of your smile to stain – from meals, genetics, accidents, and other factors. The good news is that our practice can help make your grin bright again! Here at Davis, Boeller, & Rife Dental, we offer top-of-the-line teeth whitening in Englewood. Learn more about it (and its features) by reading below, or visit us for a consultation.
As long as you have good oral health, you should qualify for teeth whitening; the treatment has few requirements for you to meet. Still, it’s a fact that this procedure benefits some people more than others. You’ll want to monitor certain qualities to see if you’re an ideal candidate.
In particular, the best candidates for teeth whitening have extrinsic tooth stains. These markings occur when foods, drinks, and other debris discolor your enamel, turning it yellow or brown. For that reason, a whitening treatment can often remove them quickly and restore your confident smile. Meanwhile, it isn’t as helpful for intrinsic tooth stains; it can’t eliminate marks beneath the enamel.
When you arrive for treatment, our dentists will perform an initial oral exam. This step lets them check your smile for stains and see if whitening would help, allowing us to form a proper treatment plan. Based on the exam’s findings, we can then tell you whether whitening is a good choice.
If we feel you qualify for treatment, our team will suggest you try one of the following whitening treatments:
Our office’s “take-home” teeth whitening is a personal kit with clear trays and a bleaching solution. By wearing the kit’s gel-filled trays for a few hours every day, a patient can achieve a much brighter smile in just two weeks. It’s to the point that your grin should look six to eight shades whiter!
Per its name, in-office teeth whitening occurs at a visit to our office. It works by applying special bleaching to your teeth in multiple short bursts, usually over the course of an hour. That means it can provide dramatic results in just one appointment – a far shorter time than take-home whitening. As such, the in-office option for patients who need to quickly brighten their smiles for special events.
While teeth whitening results don’t last forever, you can take steps to keep them from fading early. Just use the following tips and tricks:
Many patients experience anxiety around dental appointments because they worry they’ll be long or agonizing. Thankfully, teeth whitening is considered a minimally invasive treatment that doesn’t hurt, as is the case with most cosmetic procedures.
That said, some people have inadvertently placed over-the-counter bleaches over areas of tooth decay, which can be quite uncomfortable. You don’t have to worry about this when you visit our team for professional cosmetic services near Englewood because we will examine your mouth first to ensure no pre-existing problems interfere with your results.
It’s natural to wonder why you should invest in professional whitening services when there are more cost-effective options at your local store or pharmacy. Although these commercial products claim to be able to brighten your grin, they don’t always give you the desired results. This is because these options contain diluted bleaching agents and pre-doctored strips or one-size-fits-all trays that don’t always sit correctly over your teeth.
Meanwhile, our team utilizes ultra-strength gels and specially designed trays to avoid application errors and achieve your ideal shade. Plus, we offer both in-office services and customized take-home kits for your convenience. You can enjoy instant results from an on-site procedure or choose to gradually lighten your smile from the comfort of your home with fitted trays and professional-grade gels.
Potentially, anyone who isn’t 100% satisfied with the color of their teeth when they smile in the mirror can benefit from teeth whitening. However, before proceeding, you must consult with one of our dentists to ensure you’re a good candidate.
Before proceeding with any elected service, we’ll examine your mouth to ensure there are no cavities, gum disease, or other injuries and issues and will treat any areas of concern. Then, we’ll identify the type of discoloration to determine an appropriate treatment.
For example, external stains in your enamel from eating and drinking dark foods can usually be effectively reduced or eliminated with topical treatments. However, intrinsic discoloration that seeps into or originates in the lower layers of your teeth might require a different solution, like veneers or dental bonding.
Most dental insurance companies don’t cover the cost of services that are intended to improve your appearance more than your oral health, like teeth whitening. Because you’re personally invested, it’s only natural to want to do everything you can to keep your recently upgraded grin once you achieve the perfect shade.
Typically, you can expect the results to last anywhere from six months to three years, but it depends on how well you take care of your teeth. You can maintain a lighter grin by:
