Everything about tray whitening

 

Most of the people have a wrong idea about teeth whitening as they think this is a difficult and expensive process, but this is a misunderstanding that appeared from various reasons.

 

You might have asked yourself why your teeth get stained and what there is to do against them.

 

Achievement of a brighter smile is still possible even if you tend to have yellow teeth, or discoloration of them.

 

The most common reasons for your teeth getting stained are:

 

  • the consuming of coffee or tea, cola or other similar liquids;

  • aging;

  • heredity;

  • old filings;

  • the usage of tetracycline, which is antibiotic; excessive fluoride.

 

 

If you want to minimize surface staining, you can use toothpastes which include whitening agents, and which are also referred by most of the dentists as extrinsic straining. The usage of professional teeth cleanings and of whitening toothpastes will most likely no alter intrinsic straining of the teeth, and this is one of the most important reason for which teeth whitening has become so popular.

 

Teeth whiteners are of two categories:

 

  • professional methods;
  • home-based methods.

 

Professional methods are usually performed by specialists (dentists), and will include the usage of whitening gels which are activated by laser. Home-based methods, on the other hand, are able to be performed by almost anyone. Home-based may include tray-based whitening systems, or they can just be traditional methods with medicinal ingredients.

 

As you might have guessed because the names implies, home-based treatments are usually performed at home, and the all process is being done after a schedule that you will received it from your dentist.

 

Tray-based teeth system is a process which includes four steps:

 

- the kit includes a tray which has to be customized by your dentist so it can fit your teeth, as an accurate is most important;

 

- there is also a whitening gel that is poured over the tray which is also included in the kit;

 

- the carbamide peroxide, which is the gels ingredient;

 

- this procedure will not alter the structure of your teeth; as bonding and fillings will discolored areas on your teeth.

Professional whitening products from which you can choose are:

 

  • LumaArch; (halogen light);

  • BriteSmile (light emitting diode);

  • Rembrandt Sapphire;

  • LaserSmile.

 

The procedure of whitening which includes laser will involve approximately 35% hydrogen peroxide gel-based solution which will be applied on the surface of your teeth.