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With the teeth whitening industry surpassing $300M per year, it’s obvious that nothing is more desired than a clean and confident smile.
Regardless of all the new products and fads, professional whitening, using high-quality professional strength gel and custom fit trays, is still the most popular and the most successful method of whitening teeth. No method of bleaching provides better results than bleaching, and it’s the method that provides the most lasting results (short of permanent veneers).
Professional strength home whitening has helped millions of people boost their self confidence by giving them a clean set of teeth to show whenever they smile.
For a patient with extremely sensitive teeth, a high level of man-made tooth surfaces, or in need of basic dental maintenance, their dentist should decide if their teeth are healthy enough for whitening and to recommend the best bleaching process a client should choose for comfort and best result.
Almost every client can achieve results from whitening using a high quality professional-level bleach such as the 20% and 33% carbamide peroxide gel solutions provided by Shine:
1. Patients with any type gum disease should refrain from using any type of teeth whitening products. Patients should be extra careful to keep the bleaching gel from touching any part of their gums. However, remember that a good set of professionally made trays, or careful application with a teeth whitening pen helps to keep gel away from the gums. Remember that 50% of the bleaching action happens in the first 15 minutes of treatment, so there is no need to risk sensitivity pain by using bleaching trays for more than 15 minutes at a time.
2. The patient should wipe any excess gel that leaks out of the tray with a tissue If any part of the gums turn “white” from exposure to gel when the trays are removed, there is no reason for concern and the gums will return to their normal pink color in a few minutes. However, the white appearance is a sign that too much gel has been applied to the tray, and the patient should use a less gel in future applications.
3. Teeth bleaching procedures are usually not covered by dental insurance but at just $99 for a full professionally made bleaching kit - or $20 for a whitening pen - patients are thrilled to get these professional products at a fraction of what their dentist would charge them.
4. Man-made tooth material (veneers, crowns, etc) will not be whitened any further by the application of bleach. This is important to remember when a client has tooth-colored fillings on the front of their teeth. They should maintain the color of their teeth post filling, but patients should be careful to emphasize the spaces between teeth most fully, where the darkening first happens.
5. Whitening toothpastes are a nice complement to a teeth whitening regimen and they can remove light stains and improve the appearance of teeth - but toothpaste alone does not dramatically or permanently change the color of teeth.
6. Not every patient will get the exact same results from whitening. In particular, teeth that are yellow or gray due to antibiotics will be more limited in their improvement results.
7. Patients should have any cavities filled before bleaching.
8. The professional whitening kits from Shine, which are identical to a dentist’s bleaching kit, contains a much stronger peroxide agent than over-the-counter products, which typically contain peroxide in only a 2-4% strength, which means that a professional kit will be far more effective than over the counter tooth whitening strips or similar products.
9. No matter how often you whiten, regular dental cleaning is still imperative to the continued look and health of your smile.
10. For clients who are pregnant - no study has ever indicated a risk of danger to mother or child of carbamide peroxide teeth whitening (although extra care should be taken to be sure the gel is never worn during naps or accidentally ingested). However, for maximum caution, you should advise any patient who is expecting to follow their doctor’s advice before using any teeth whitening gel.
Shine Teeth Whitening offers professional teeth whitening services for medical spas, laser centers and cosmetic medical offices. Shine gives these medical spas and physicians the ability to provide custom teeth whitening services and products like teeth whitening treatments and new smile whitening pens.
