Sunday, April 1, 2012

Whitening your Teeth without Surgery

By Nia Lawrence


Teeth whitening is usually best for those with healthy, unrestored teeth and gums. Patients with yellowed tones to their teeth are also said to be the best candidates for this procedure and are also the ones who respond best to it. While it can certainly help as far as giving you the perfect smile is concerned, it is not a procedure that's recommended for everyone, yellow teeth or not. Side effects are always a possibility, not to mention serious complications that could totally affect your health and not just your mouth.

Having discolored teeth can be a bane to our existence, but more often than not, it happens due to a range of reasons, from poor oral health to natural causes like aging. Eating and drinking stain-causing food and beverages, smoking, and taking certain medications often contribute to discolored teeth, which are categorized into four shades: reddish brown, reddish yellow, gray and reddish gray - with your eye teeth or canines being the darkest and your front teeth or incisors being the lightest. Depending on what teeth whitening Melbourne system you use, your teeth can lighten up to one to three shades after treatment, which already makes a huge difference. While there is no standard whiteness level that the dental world stands by, the dentist will make sure your teeth get as naturally white as possible.

The first question first-time patients usually ask of their dentists is how white their teeth will become. While there is no standard level of whiteness that the dental world lives by, there are those who will claim to make your teeth up to nine shades whiter, which quite honestly is unnecessary, since getting your teeth whitened up to two to three shades lighter than the original already makes a huge difference. As mentioned, the whiteness you achieve will depend on the original condition of your teeth and teeth are usually categorized in four shades: reddish brown, reddish yellow, gray and reddish gray - with your incisors or front teeth being the lightest and your canines or eye teeth being the darkest. Whatever teeth whitening Melbourne system you use, the dentist will always make sure you get the most natural-looking white possible.

This is the reason why teeth whitening Melbourne is best done in your dentist's office. In addition to the fact that a dentist won't compromise your dental health, it is also the quickest way to whiten your teeth. Results can often be seen in under an hour usually after just one or two visits depending on the original condition of your teeth, the nature of the stain, the type of bleaching system used and for how long it was used. The way it works is the dentist applies a whitening product directly on your teeth that is heated with the use of a special light or laser. This technique is also the safest because the dentist usually fits a gum guard to prevent the chemicals from accidentally penetrating into your gums. Needless to say, it is also the most expensive. But then again, cost is never an option in the quest for total beauty.

But then, getting the results you want and keeping it that way also requires a certain amount of effort on your part. Just as you have to keep exercising to keep the weight you lost from coming back, you also need to abstain from certain eating and social habits to at least maintain your teeth's whiteness for over a year before going back for a touch-up. While it may be difficult to avoid drinking coffee, tea or red wine or indulging in a smoke or two, having a visibly whiter and brighter smile should be enough incentive. Remember that whitening your teeth is not a permanent process, that keeping your perfect smile will also require more than a little effort on your part and that it is an effort worth making.


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