A smile is often the first thing that people look at when they meet someone which
is why advancements in teeth whitening technology have been warmly welcomed by dentists and patients alike.
The social and economic advantages of undergoing teeth whitening treatments have been widely reported which has resulted in a growing number of being investigating the benefits of laser whitening technology.
Before undergoing laser teeth whitening treatments, it is important to make certain that your smile is free of any stains or particles which can be removed using traditional cleaning techniques.
Ensuring that your smile is as clean as possible will give you the best results for the treatment as it will enable the whitening gel to remain on the any teeth that have become stained.
Discover the extent of which your teeth have suffered discolouration is an essential part of the whitening procedure, which is why it is important to clean your mouth before the treatment begins.
Your dentist will use a shade scale to compare the colour of your smile with others and they will use this information to work out the length of time your teeth will need to stay under the laser light in order to achieve optimum results.
The dentist will then decide whether it is appropriate for you to undergo a series of treatments or if one procedure is sufficient to get the desired results that have been measured against the shade scale.
Before the treatment begins, your teeth will be separated from your gums and lips using specific pads that are placed in the mouth to ensure that the procedure is as safe and comfortable as possible.
Once the pads are in place, a special tooth whitening gel is applied to the bare teeth and this solution has been is designed to enable the laser to target the teeth which have been coated.
The laser reacts with the gel by penetrating deep into the teeth in order to reduce and remove the discoloration and stains which other whitening procedures would be unable to do as effectively.
For around fifteen minutes, the gel is left on the teeth before being removed and the procedure is repeated for a number of times before the treatment is deemed to be completed.
The entire procedure takes approximately an hour and results should appear almost immediately but there are no guarantees of an instant "Hollywood smile" because the outcome is partly dependent on the original condition of teeth.