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Teeth Whitening
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Until a couple of years ago, only dentists could perform teeth whitening treatments. Today, teeth whitening is one of the simplest cosmetic procedures. Doing it right means using a proper whitening agent (that is, a good hydrogen peroxide gel) and an appropriate whitening accelerator. The most practical accelerator is an LED lamp emitting cold blue light with a wavelength of around 465 nanometers. This wavelength of light is ideal for activating the hydrogen peroxide and accelerating the whitening process.
The procedure is very simple. Hydrogen peroxide gel is applied to the teeth. A cold blue light is placed directly in front of the customer's exposed teeth and run for 15-20 minutes per treatment. You typically perform 1 to 3 treatments on each customer during the same session, and the more treatments you perform the better results you obtain.
A cosmetic teeth whitening treatment will NOT make the teeth pearly white. It will make them whiter. How much whiter? It really depends on a multitude of factors, including how stained the teeth were before the whitening, what kind of staining agent caused most of the coloration, how well the person's enamel reacts to peroxide and the number of treatments performed.
Most people will get impressive results while a few will get less dramatic results, but 99% of people are very satisfied with the results they obtain with our system. Some people’s teeth cannot really be whitened at all, such as those that were stained by the antibiotic tetracycline or fluorosis. We teach you how to recognize these conditions and tell you how to handle these and many other situations.
Although there are significant differences among the teeth whitening lights available in the market, the most important factor is the gel. Hydrogen peroxide works much better than carbamide peroxide. 16% hydrogen peroxide is the strongest teeth bleaching gel you can use without the use of a gingival barrier. However, this gel is so strong (and therefore gives such good results), that it cannot be used with a mouth tray because with the mouth tray it gives too much gum irritation because some of the gel goes onto the gums. The only way to use this gel and avoid gum irritation is with our proprietary teeth whitening system.
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