Professional Teeth Whitening in Glendale, AZ

In-office steps to professional Teeth Whitening

Pre-whitening exam:

If you want to receive a teeth whitening treatment, it’s necessary to get a dental exam prior, to ensure your teeth and gums are healthy enough. Having dental restorations like veneers, crowns, or bridges, can affect a whitening treatment. Frequently dentists will schedule pre-whitening exams alongside whitening procedures. If everything checks out, then the whitening procedure can often happen on the same visit. However, many individuals are not good candidates for teeth whitening. For example, problems like gum disease need to be treated before any whitening may occur. Your dentist will advise you on the possible risks and benefits associated with in-office teeth whitening.

Recent dental cleaning:

Having a recent dental cleaning is necessary to ensure that teeth whitening is as effective as possible. All debris and tartar must be removed to make sure that teeth whitening is the best option. If a routine cleaning is needed to move forward, it can happen before the whitening during the same visit.

Color/shade selection:

The following step is to choose the desired shade you want your teeth to be. Dentists will supply shade guides that include examples from which to choose. They will also match the current shade of your teeth with the guide, and you can talk about which shade you want the most, and if it’s feasible to achieve. You will be able to compare the results to your original shade as the treatment progresses.

Touch-up cleaning:

Your dentist may want to polish your teeth to ensure they are clean of detritus that can stop the whitening treatment from being as effective. It’s just an added measure to ensure the whitening process is a success.

Isolating the teeth:

The substances used in a professional whitening treatment should never touch soft tissue like the gums, tongue, or cheeks. Your dentist will prepare you by utilizing a number of barriers such as plastic retractors, bibs, cotton rolls, liquid protective barriers for the gums, protective eyewear, etc.

Applying the whitening material:

After the teeth are isolated, whitening material is put on the teeth. Some treatments even use lasers to activate the whitening materials. Subsequently, the whitener must have time to work. Usually, the whitener is applied again and re-activated over the course of 15 to 20 minutes. This is repeated until the shade desired is achieved. While whitening, you will be able to monitor your progress using the shade guide and a mirror.

Enjoying the results:

When the whitening treatment is finished, your teeth and gums will be completely washed, every protective barrier will be removed, and you will be able to enjoy the results with a new and improved smile.