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Should I Get my Teeth Bleached Before I Get Invisalign?

kay93Jul 24, 2012
I am getting my new set of invisalign in about 3-4 weeks and so right now I don't have the buttons on my teeth. I just found a great deal for teeth whitening and I really want to get it but would it be a bad idea to get teeth whitening right before putting the buttons back on? Would this leave white dots on my teeth after I am done with invisalign?

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Dr. Leonard Tau, DMD
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Dr. Soheyla Marzvaan, DDS (retired)
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Leonard Tau, DMD

The white spots will get whiter and the regular teeth will get lighter as well.  Neither of them will be permanent.  No whitening is permanent that is currently available and probably will never be.

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Leonard Tau, DMD

KoR is a great system and you should end up with great results.  We use color corrected lighting in most offices so when you go into other lighting the colors will look different.  Outside light will make the teeth look different as well. 

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Carlo Biasucci, DDS

Porcelain veneers are the best way to correct to ideal.  Other treatments are a compromise.  Whitening may accentuate white spots present in the teeth, white filling material following removal of the darker stains with micro-abrasion will stain and discolor and need to be...

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