A smile is very significant in our daily lives since it helps improve our mood, and stretches the face muscles and prevent them from forming wrinkles at a relatively young age.
But many people can have difficulties and inhibitions surrounding their smiles for many reasons, and one of them can be a problem with their teeth. Yes, you will not want to smile as wide as you can if you think your teeth dont look good when you do, or even worse, you smile as wide as you can but you cover your mouth with your hand. But now, you can smile without any hesitation and in a very natural way. The solution? Teeth whitening.
Today’s teeth whitening, can be the outcome of several methods and results. Whitening systems today include two core procedures: Applying a bleaching agent, and using a laser to cause that agent to operate better while penetrating the tooth enamel as well.
Laser procedures really do get bleaching to work better, and you can get a lovely smile. To begin with, get your teeth completely cleaned by your dentist, this will remove plaque from your teeth and gum line that can inhibit whitening agents. Afterwards the teeth will be coated with a Hydrogen Peroxide gel. The gel can then succeed in efficiently penetrating the outside of the teeth in the presence of the laser light, it is expected this remedy will take about roughly one hour.
Laser whitening treatment is one way to realize your dream of having that memorable smile that you have always wanted. How does it work? Yes, its a very good question to ask for safety reasons.
Laser teeth whitening procedures are based on the use of a peroxide gel that is applied to teeth, with the help of a laser light which is then used to activate the bleaching agent and speed up the peroxides reaction on the tooth stains.
Laser Teeth Whitening is one of the most advanced and effective tooth whitening methods used today. Bleaching is a procedure that is based on breaking the large light absorbing molecules in the tooth structures (that we see as stains), into smaller molecules that do not absorb the light. This causes a greater level of reflection, and therefore teeth look whiter. This reaction is started by the bleaching agent. The hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) reacts with light and oxygen to form at first hydroxyl radicals (OH) and finally water (H2O) and free oxygen radical (O).
The free radicals produced by the reaction penetrate the tooth structure and break down stains into progressively smaller particles by rapid oxidation. The conversion of hydrogen peroxide to free radicals can be accelerated by exposure to light of certain wavelengths, basically from about 400 to 560 nanometres. That is the role of the laser in the teeth whitening process.
This bleaching compound typically contains elevated concentrations of peroxide (15-50%) as such the dentist will as a rule place some form of protection around the gums so that just the teeth are exposed to the compound. The whitening gel is at this time applied to the outside of the teeth and exposed for approximately 1 hour to this laser light, which activates it and the whole process is speeded up, making the whitening more efficient.
This procedure can be done in the dentists clinic but you could continue with the treatment at home.
When you continue with this treatment at home a take home kit is generally provided and will be given to you so that you can continue whenever discoloration is observed again. The instructions will be given to you by your dentist before you go home.
So, what are you waiting for? The pearly white look you have dreamed of is within your reach. Take action today!
