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What is Teeth Whitening?
A beautiful smile; smile starts with the sparkle in the eyes and our facial expressions. Teeth play an important role in our smile. Discolored and worn teeth are not very pleasant when smiling. For this reason, every individual wants a sparkling and white smile.
Even with regular oral care and careful oral hygiene, each individual has a unique tooth color and tooth colors turn yellow over the years. With this situation that has developed over the years, individuals become uncomfortable with their smiles and the color of their teeth when smiling, taking pictures or in a social environment.
With the teeth whitening process, our patients can have the sparkling and white smiles they desire, and this process is very economical compared to other smile aesthetic procedures.
Teeth whitening is a procedure that is done to make the teeth look brighter and whiter, and when done correctly, it never harms the teeth.
The hard tissue that gives the tooth its main color is the dentin tissue. Teeth whitening solutions are applied to the enamel surface, which is the outer layer of our semi-permeable teeth.
The aim here is to reach the dentin layer of the tooth and carry out the whitening process in a controlled manner from the enamel tissue, which is the semi-permeable layer. With this process, intra-dental and tooth surface stains and discolorations on the tooth surfaces are removed.
Why Are Teeth Stained?
We dentists deal with stains on teeth under two main headings.
1.External colouration;
The condition referred to as external stainingThese are the stains caused by the foods consumed by the people. The factors that most cause external staining are; use of cigarettes, tea, coffee and some food dyed products. The factors that cause external staining also affect the dentin layer, which gives the tooth its original color after a while, since the tooth enamel is semi-permeable.
2. Internal staining;
Internal staining may be due to certain drugs used in the womb or drugs used in childhood, as well as due to excess fluoride in drinking or daily used water in the place where they live in childhood.
How is Teeth Whitening (Bleaching) Performed?
In order to achieve a successful result in the teeth whitening process, the dentist and dentist must choose the right material together with the right patient selection. The first priority of our patients who will start the whitening process is to remove tartar and tartar with dental scaling, if their oral hygiene is not very good.
Teeth whitening is carried out by us dentists in four different ways. The first of these is office type teeth whitening, the second is home bleaching and finally the third is combined teeth whitening.
Office Type Teeth Whitening
In office type teeth whitening, 38% hydrogen peroxide is used and while this agent is applied to the enamel layer, the gingival tissues should be protected. For this reason, gingival protective barriers are placed between the gingiva and the teeth. Correct placement of gingival barriers is a very important issue.
The gels used during the teeth whitening process are repeated 3 times with 15-20 minute sessions on the tooth surface and the process takes between 45 minutes and 1 hour.
During this process, a laser, which we can refer to as a light source, can be used or it can be done without using a laser. Teeth whitening with laser gives results a little faster than the system that does not use a light source.
However, there is no difference between the two applications. This procedure is repeated after 5-7 days and individuals now have the desired tooth color.
Home Type Teeth Whitening
Home bleaching is a process that the individual applies for 6-8 hours with individually prepared whitening plates after oral hygiene is provided.
As long as the whitening plates stay in the mouth for 6-8 hours, individuals should not show any eating activity. For this reason, we commonly ask our patients to apply it in the evening after brushing their teeth.
In home bleaching; 10-16% carbamide peroxide is used. With this application, individuals achieve the desired tooth whiteness with 4-6 sessions of application every other day.
Thus, individuals achieve the desired whiteness within 8-12 days. Home bleaching gels given to patients by dentists and dental clinics should be kept in the refrigerator as much as possible.
Combined Teeth Whitening
Combined teeth whitening is a system that is applied with whitening plates, some of which are performed in the clinic environment and the other part is specially prepared for patients at home. The advantage of this system is that individuals will be able to carry out the bleaching process after a period of time they wish, since home type whitening gel and plaques will be available to individuals.
Single Teeth Whitening (Internal Teeth Whitening)
Teeth that have undergone root canal treatment lose their relative water over time and may appear grayer over time. Especially when root canal treatment is applied to the front teeth, this situation does not look aesthetically pleasing.
For this reason, in single-tooth applications, the old filling of the tooth is removed and a whitening gel is placed inside the tooth and the related single tooth is whitened. After waiting for a certain time after this procedure, the permanent tooth filling is done again.
What is Laser Teeth Whitening?
Laser teeth whitening is a type of teeth whitening performed by using strong light sources during the office type whitening process we have described in our article above. When a laser light source is used, the whitening gel acts on the tooth in a shorter time with the effect of the light source.
What Should Be Done After Teeth Whitening?
After the teeth whitening process, the effectiveness will be seen immediately after the procedure. In order for the effectiveness to last for a long time, colored foods should not be consumed, especially in the first 2 weeks. If we give examples of colored foods that should not be consumed, these are;
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Tea, coffee
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Red grapes and derivatives
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Red and yellow spices
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food dyed confectionery
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Acidic foods
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They are spicy dishes.
After the teeth whitening process, hot and cold sensitivities may be experienced, albeit temporarily. In such a case, superficial fluoride can be applied to our patients, or materials such as desensitizing potassium nitrate can be applied.
In addition, our patients can also use drugs with painkiller properties. Even if we do not experience it in all our patients, it should be known that the complaint of sensitivity is temporary and will end within 1-2 days.
Our patients can regularly brush their teeth after the whitening process.
Since smoking will also cause color change in the teeth, it should not be consumed as much as possible after the whitening process. Even if you smoke, you should brush your teeth more carefully.
In which cases is teeth whitening not done?
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Individuals with common tooth sensitivity
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Individuals with advanced gingival recession
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Individuals with worn teeth and visible enamel cracks on tooth surfaces
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Individuals whose enamel layer is completely eroded on tooth surfaces
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Individuals with poor oral hygiene
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Individuals who are pregnant, suspected of pregnancy, or who are breastfeeding
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Individuals with crowns and bridges on their front teeth to be bleached
Teeth whitening is not done.
What Is Teeth Whitening Good For?
With the changing world and the fact that every individual is now in the spotlight, teeth and external care have become a much more important phenomenon compared to the past.
Tooth staining is perhaps the most common condition encountered in the population. With the teeth whitening process, people can achieve the white smiles they desire in a short time and more economically than veneer processes. In this way, they gain more confident smiles.
What is Teeth Whitener?
All products used by dentists and dental clinics are approved by the Ministry of Health. Tooth whiteners are structures in the form of dark gel used during the teeth whitening process. Hydrogen peroxide and carbamide peroxide are used as chemical agents.
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