Yesterday, I asked my dentist about whitening trays or in office whitening. He only uses (sales) the GLO Professional whitening product. He said this product is different than the OTC product they sale because of the higher percentage of active ingredient in the product and my teeth with slight yellowing would make me an ideal candidate. Is this all correct and does the product work? Thanks for your responses!
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Answer: Glo Whitening- Perfect follow up to professional whitening
The outer perimeter of ones teeth have no underlying inner tooth structure (dentin). Depending on the enamel this layer can have a natural translucency. If this layer of translucency is evident prior to whitening then it will become more obvious after whitening. It is...
Hi in Lorton, Virginia! Both drugs, tetracycline and doxycycline can cause permanent grey staining in young children during the developmental age when their teeth are starting to come in. It does not cause staining in adults. Also a pregnant mother, taking either drug, can...
It is possible that your tooth has residual cement from the molar band. A very common band cement used in orthodontics is actually blue. More than likely your tooth is okay, but I would return to the ortho and have the tooth evaluated.