What is teeth whitening?
Healthy and white teeth are a very important element for people. Whitening procedures applied to have white teeth as you want are treatments applied by physicians today.
Why do teeth lose their whiteness?
Structural disorders that occur during the formation of teeth in childhood, some antibiotics exposed during infancy or in the womb, food and beverages consumed in daily life (dyeing substances such as cigarettes, tea and coffee) and the amount of fluoride in drinking water can cause discoloration on the teeth.
This color change in the teeth is divided into two:
Internal discoloration: These are stains that have penetrated into the tooth and cannot be removed by brushing. Structural disorders that occur during the formation of teeth (due to drugs or excessive fluoride intake, etc.) are also included in this class. The bleaching process is very successful in most of these cases.
External Coloration: Coloring that adheres to the tooth surface from some coloring foods such as cigarettes, tea, coffee and cola. Mostly, it is possible to get rid of these stains after dental calculus cleaning.
How is teeth whitening applied?
Before the teeth whitening process, especially your gums should be healthy. If your gums are not healthy, the necessary treatment is performed by the dentist Tuğçe ARI in Samsun, gingivitis and tartar are cleaned. Then, the tooth surfaces are cleaned with a process called polishing. After waiting for a while, gum protector is applied to prevent the whitening substance from coming to the gums. Then, 35% peroxide gel is applied to the teeth one by one. Each tooth is illuminated with “Plasma Arc Light” for 3 seconds and the light source is applied to each tooth 7 times on average.
Is the effect of teeth whitening permanent?
After teeth whitening, the color starts to disappear over time. This period varies according to the patient's use of colored liquids (tea, coffee, cola, etc.) and smoking. It takes between 6 months and 1 year. If teeth whitening is supported with 1 or 2 sessions in 6 months, teeth whitening becomes permanent.