Office whitening - what can modern dentistry offer?

Fashion for health and beauty will never pass. It also promotes the development of new technologies, raising medicine( aesthetic including) to a new level.

Strong and healthy teeth have always been a guarantee of good health and beauty. A snow-white, open smile will be a confirmation.

Coffee, cigarettes, traditional unhealthy food, geographical residence, genetic predisposition contribute to the fact that teeth lose their luster and whiteness. For example, the inhabitants of America are characterized by a gray shade, and for Russians - yellowish.

To give healthy teeth close to the accepted norm a shade of white color can be used with the help of special dental techniques. This procedure is called office or professional bleaching.

Before carrying out any of the procedures, a comprehensive examination of the dentist is necessary to identify caries and other dental diseases.

Why it is better to contact a specialist?

Modern methods of teeth whitening are to some extent based on the effect of chemical preparations, the main component of which is hydrogen peroxide.

It may be a false opinion that such an easily accessible way to conduct the procedure can be done independently at home, but this is not entirely true.

In particular, in the dentist's office preliminary procedures are envisaged:

• examination of the tooth surface, detection of enamel damage, chipping;
• treatment of tooth decay, if any;
• , if necessary, sealing is chosen the color of the seal, which is lighter than the color of the enamel by 2-3 tones;
• pre-cleaning of soft plaque and tartar;
• choice of the desired shade of enamel, individual selection of dosage of hydrogen peroxide and the method of bleaching.

At home, achieve the same result as with professional bleaching is not possible. Thus, the presence of caries and plaque will not allow to clarify the enamel evenly, and over time the appearance of the teeth will become worse than before the procedure.

What do modern dentists offer?

Virtually any kind of lightening of the dentition is based on the chemical reaction of peroxide: the enamel becomes lighter under the influence of the released oxygen atoms. A whole range of clinical bleaching procedures and methods are used, among which the following are very popular:

• chemical;
• in-channel;
• laser;
• ultrasonic;
• photobleaching( Zoom-technology);
• technology Air Flow.

During standard chemical bleaching, the patient is given safety glasses and a robe( or apron).After the preparation of the dentition, the lips and cheeks are fixed with a retractor, and the teeth are dried by a stream of air.

The inner surface of the cheek is closed with a special apron to avoid damage to the mucosa. A special protective photocurable gel is applied to the gum with a thick and wide layer, by means of which the enamel is overlapped only by 0.5 mm. The gel should enter the interdental spaces and cover the gingival papillae.

The created barrier freezes within 20 seconds. Prepared gel is applied to enamel up to 1 mm thick. After aging the gel( from 15 to 35 minutes) it is removed and the barrier is removed. Depending on the degree of necessary bleaching, this procedure can be repeated 3-6 times.

If you continue to lighten the dentition at home, then this will almost double the result of office bleaching. After the procedure, it is recommended not to smoke, not to drink wine, coffee and bright vegetables for a minimum of 24 hours.

In case of internal pigmentation of the tooth, intrachannel whitening is used. In this case, the bottom and the walls of the tooth cavity are lubricated by the pre-prepared composition( the channels must be closed with a hard paste), after which the cavity is closed with a cotton swab and sealed with special cement.

If after 3-5 days the desired result is achieved, the tooth is sealed permanently, otherwise the procedure can be repeated. This technique also has another name - "whitening on the go."

Procedures with the use of additional equipment

Office whitening can be performed with additional equipment:

1. The most popular method is using laser .But it can be used only on healthy teeth. After application of the preparation gel, the chemical reaction is triggered by a laser, which illuminates each tooth. This method is recommended for patients with gum problems and those who wish to get the closest to the natural shade of enamel. The procedure takes 20 - 40 minutes and allows you to change the tone for 5-6 tones in one session.
2. The ultrasonic procedure is recommended for use on sanitized teeth. The entire stone and soft plaque on the teeth are removed by mechanical movements of the special apparatus, after which the active fluorinating composition is applied. Simultaneously with clarification, the enamel is polished and strengthened.
3. Photo-whitening( Zoom-technology) is recommended for the development of fluorosis, during long-term administration of tetracycline and in other difficult situations. This method gives the strongest and most stable result, sometimes after the procedure the teeth look like unnaturally white in the .The whitening gel is activated by ultraviolet light and the heat of the lamp, which illuminates both dental rows. During the Zoom-whitening, glasses for the patient's eyes, isolating material for the gums and cheeks, as well as a protective cream for the lips are required. The procedure takes about an hour.
4. With the technology, Air Flow cleans teeth with a powerful water-air flow with the addition of abrasive particles. As a result of the procedure, it is possible to achieve lightening by 2 tones due to the removal of bacterial deposits and plaque.

At home, everything is much easier - for several days and nights using a variety of products that can be purchased at the pharmacy-stickers-strips, gels, pencils, kappas with a lightening effect.

Unfortunately, such methods rarely give the desired effect, much more often there is disappointment and you have to turn to a professional procedure of clarification.

There is an opinion

Price

Office bleaching refers to expensive aesthetic dentistry services.

Chemical clarification of a single tooth can cost between 580 - 595 rubles, in-channel - up to 5 thousand rubles.

Laser treatment and photobleaching will cost 14.5 -17 thousand rubles. Whitening with Zoom-3 technology is one of the most expensive and will cost up to 22 thousand rubles.(for 20 teeth).

Hygienic cleaning of teeth in a dentist hygienist, removal of plaque and stone, professional office whitening, polishing teeth and applying fluorine-containing products will give not only healthy teeth, but also the desired snow-white smile.