Daniell Mishaan, DDS

Zoom whitening is a quick chair-side whitening system. Three sets of fifteen minute treatments are done in one visit. The process begins with covering lips, gums, and tongue, leaving only the teeth exposed. Zoom whitening gel, composed of hydrogen peroxide, is applied onto the teeth.

A special Zoom light is shined on the teeth, working together to penetrate the teeth. The combination of the light and gel helps break up the stains and blemishes on the teeth, up to eight shades. Zoom whitening has low sensitivity and is proven to be safe and effective. A clinical study on the effect of Zoom whitening gel on enamel confirms that this system does not adversely affect the enamel. Overall, Zoom offers an effective, innovative cosmetic teeth whitening system that provides excellent results.

Traditionally, yellow stains do much better than gray teeth with today's whitening procedures. You will still see an improvement in the shading of your teeth- but you should adjust your expectation level accordingly. We have seen patients who started off with gray teeth walk out of our office with great results.

Each patient is different and it would be difficult to judge the source of the other patient's pain.

That being said, thirty-six hours is when patients normally experience some sensitivity. The first night is always the worst. Contact your dentist should you pain persist.

BriteSmile is a professional, chair-side whitening system that offers patients a safe and effective way to brighten their smiles.

1. The system has proven to whiten about 9 shades per hour. BriteSmile teeth whitening uses a ‘Procedural Gel’ as the bleaching provider. The gel has a 15% hydrogen peroxide base which serves as the bleaching compound.
2. An accelerator, which is placed on prior to the gel application, ultimately enhances the whitening procedure. BriteSmile is safe; the whitening procedure will not ruin or harm the enamel protecting the tooth.
3. SmileBrite is pre-packaged and easy to use. The treatment takes about 60 minutes in total. Each session is broken down into two applications of the whitening material, and each application takes 20 minutes.
4. The system requires the use of either gas plasma or a LED bleaching light which is be done at the dental office. Light is directed onto the correct position and simultaneously illuminates all the teeth that are to be bleached. Fortunately, the light used with the
5. BriteSmile does not usually cause post-op sensitivity on the newly bleached teeth. Furthermore, BrightSmile’s patented LED technology has the ability to kill noxious bacteria on the tooth. Results usually last 2-4 years, but some prefer to the do the BriteSmile more frequently.

In my experience, I tell patients to wait forty-eight hours. You would not want to go through all the effort of whitening your teeth and then discoloring them again.