The return of lighter and brighter days is enough to make anyone smile, but it is easy to feel self-conscious and lack confidence in your appearance if you know your teeth don’t look their best. Teeth can become stained through habits such as smoking, or by eating and drinking highly coloured foods and it is a look that can be prematurely ageing.
Here at Tsawwassen Place Dental Clinic, one of our most popular treatments is teeth whitening. It is an affordable and effective way to brighten your smile and we can achieve very good results within a very short time.
Ensuring Your Treatment Is Safe and Comfortable
Your safety and comfort is always our top priority and this is why Dr. Larry Leslie will need to take a look at your teeth to make sure this treatment is suitable. A quick check is essential to make sure you do not have any dental problems that could mean this treatment is uncomfortable or even painful, or could damage your teeth. Another nice thing about having a quick checkup is that Dr Leslie will be able to judge the effectiveness of treatment, as teeth whitening will not change the colour of any porcelain crowns, bridges or veneers and everyone’s teeth whiten slightly differently. We can talk to you about the kind of results you can reasonably and safely achieve. Our aim is to provide you with a naturally healthy looking smile that will help boost your self-confidence and self-esteem.
Choosing How to Whiten Your Teeth
The next step is to decide how you would like to whiten your teeth. If you wish to whiten in time for a special event then you might want to consider whitening in our dental office. Alternatively we can supply you with a fully customised home whitening kit. This will contain custom-made whitening trays to fit comfortably over your teeth and which are worn for a few hours each day or even left in overnight. Dr. Leslie will prescribe the correct strength of whitening gel so you can comfortably whiten at your own pace. When you need to top up the results at a later date, we can provide additional whitening gel making it very easy for you to maintain your beautifully white smile. Both options use high quality whitening products that have been chosen for their safety and reliability and which can provide extremely good results.
Prolonging the Effects of Teeth Whitening
When you visit our dental office we can give you a lot of information on how to prolong the effects of teeth whitening. Immediately after whitening you will need to stick to eating white foods for the first couple of days just to allow your teeth time to settle down. Afterwards avoiding too many highly coloured foods and drinks and refraining from smoking can help prolong the results of tooth whitening. It is inevitable that your teeth will eventually begin to darken and we can advise you when you can safely re-whiten your teeth.
A professional tooth whitening treatment is the most effective and above all the safest way to achieve a whiter smile. Although this is a procedure to cosmetically improve the appearance of your teeth, it is still a dental treatment which is why it is always best provided by a dental professional.
* Source: AACD survey
