Orange County Zoom Whitening doctors
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Soheyla Marzvaan, DDS
Orange County Cosmetic Dentist
600 Corporate Drive Suite 220, Ladera Ranch |
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David S. Frey, DDS
Beverly Hills Cosmetic Dentist
465 N. Roxbury Drive Suite 701, Beverly Hills |
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John Cross, DDS
Orange County Cosmetic Dentist
20271 Acacia Street Suite 100, Newport Beach |
Recent Answers
I have heard the new Zoom WhiteSpeed machine creates less sensitivity than the traditional Zoom machine. What I have read online says that "blue light emitting diodes" whiten the teeth.I thought light was used in the traditional machine too. Is a gel still applied to teeth, or is the whitening completely achieved by the lights?
The machines are emitting different type of lights. The chemical placed on the teeth respond to the light and get activated and more intense in efficacy. If already have sensitive teeth, professional whitening is better than take home kits in one way that it is one time of exposure, and you can get your teeth ready by using special desensitizing gels 1 week prior to the appointment and reduce the chance of sensitivity. On the other hand, the take home kit gives you the opportunity to do your whitening in increments should you have sensitivity that the stronger chemical in professional system use.
Everything I have read says to get Zoom done before my permanent restoration. However, If I do that doesn't that mean I am signing up to do Zoom (or some other strong whitening) for life? Otherwise wouldn't I eventually end up with the super white crown but the rest of my teeth not matching due to naturally occurring stains?
It is an individual choice. I always ask the patient whether they are happy with their teeth color now, and if 5 years go by depending on their age , as their teeth darkens, would they anticipate whitening their teeth . If the answer is yes, they zoom their teeth, purchase a maintenance kit for the future and get their crown 3-5 days after their ZOOM. A couple of months may go by, they drink coffee, tea, juice, and their teeth whitening relapses a few shades down, and then they have their maintains take home kit to use for 1 or 2 hours and everything will lighten up again. It is not too hard to maintain .
So. if you already have white teeth, do not do it before, if you are going to zoom it sooner or later, a touch up kit is much cheaper than replacing a crown.
