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During the last ten years, i have experimented with many different whitening systems from Zoom to Deep Bleaching, trying to find the one best suited for my patients. The one that seems to deliver the best results with the least amount of sensitivity, is the Sapphire Professional Whitening System. We use the light along with the bleaching gel which brings the teeth up an additiional 2-5 shades whiter and faster. The bleach is thick and stays stable in the trays and does not drip over the gums. There seems to be less complaints regarding sensitivitiy and the light does not emit harmful UV Rays or heat as the other lights do...it is not cheap but it works!
As Dr. Timmerman mentioned, the best teeth whitening results are most often obtained with a combination of in-office and take home trays being used.
In office whitening alone is often not enough to satisfy, but when used with take home systems and done more than once, the results can be amazing. Often called "deep bleaching" or "extreme whitening", the KoR whitening system seems to be superior to others.
Whitening products, whether dentist office or over the counter, don't work on composites - only teeth. It's hard to believe composites would get really stained in just 7 months, but be careful with the whitening, since you could bleach the natural teeth so light that they no longer match...
You really need to take care of basic dental problems, such as decay, before purely cosmetic issues like whitening. It's possible to need root canal treatment or even lose teeth if decay is extensive and treatment is delayed. If areas of decay are very small and not very deep, you could get...
It is a good idea to whiten teeth before getting front veneers so you can match the shade of the veneers with the new shade of adjacent teeth. Veneers can not be whitened. Any whitening done after the veneers are cemented will whiten the natural teeth next to the veneer but not the...
