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Teeth Whitening

Teeth whitening is the procedure of restoring color to yellowed or deformed teeth. Teeth can be discolored over time due to various reasons and teeth whitening can solve that by re-coloring the dental enamel on the surface or from underneath.

The teeth are an important part of our appearance in our daily lives. During conversations, while smiling or doing any kind of activity the teeth are the focus of attention. There are some elements in our daily lives that cause our teeth to lose their aesthetic look. Spots, discoloring or deformation on teeth can damage one’s self esteem. Especially if the teeth lose their color and obtain a yellowish appearance. There various causes of discoloring on the teeth.

WHY WOULD WE NEED TEETH WHITENING?

Yellow teeth can be a problematic aspect of everyone’s social life. It inhibits your smiles and your speech. It is an aesthetic concern that causes distress. And it is impossible possible to get rid of by simply brushing your teeth, no matter how frequent or how well. That’s why it is important to take precautions before the discoloring. Discoloring can be caused by food or drinks, or one can have naturally yellowish teeth. Even if it is natural it can still cause discomfort.

Teeth color depends on the bone texture and it can be different for everyone. The all-white teeth expectation set by the media may cause to not prefer your natural teeth color. All these are valid reasons for why we need teeth whitening.

HOW IS TEETH WHITENING DONE?

In order to get rid of stains and discoloring on the teeth, special gels and medical tools are used. The gel and equipments are placed upon the teeth. Afterwards Promed Clinic’s expert doctors begin the laser treatment process on the teeth. The procedure takes about 1 hour. It is a completely risk-free procedure. The result be quite noticeable immediately after.

DICOLORİNG OF THE TEETH

Discoloring in the teeth: This is caused by stains that have seeped under the teeth surface and they brushing will have no effect on them. The reason may be structural malformations during the development of the teeth (due to certain medicines or over-exposure to fluorine etc.). Teeth whitening is incredibly effective in these cases for most of the time.

Discoloring on the teeth: This is caused by consumption of staining substances such as cigarettes, tea, coffee, cola (with caffeine – sugar) etc. Dental plaque cleaning is used to get rid of these stains.

Different cases require different treatments. Therefore it is best to decide which treatment to go with after our dentist has examined your teeth.

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF DISCOLORED TEETH?

  • Consuming substances harmful to teeth structure

  • Not brushing correctly and regularly

  • Coffee or cafinated substances

  • Sugar

  • Not having regular check ups

  • Problems while the teeth is in development during childhood

  • Overuse of antibiotics or such medicines may discolor the teeth

TEETH WHITENING: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR

Some methods of teeth whitening can be performed at home with doctor supervision. However these applications consist of additional steps for the procedure done in the clinic. Apart from these there are some harmful misconceptions that are thought to whiten the teeth. For example lemon and baking soda are definitely not recommended to be applied directly to your teeth. These practices without a doctor’s supervision damage the dental enamel, as acid erodes the teeth surface over time. Therefore, only practices suggested by dentists should be preferred.

FAQ

As a continuation of the treatment applied by dentists, home whitening sessions can take place with the apparatus provided by your dentist. It is a situation determined according to the system applied and your doctor will inform you about it.
However, some teeth whitening methods applied by the person himself, without the advice of a doctor, damage the tooth enamel. For this reason, you should not apply the methods that your doctor does not recommend at home.

Sensitivity may occur within 24 hours after the whitening process applied to the teeth. However, it is important to know whether there is sensitivity in your teeth before the whitening process.
You should be careful not to consume hot and cold foods for a while after the procedure. However, it is not a very painful and serious sensitivity. After a while, this sensitivity disappears on its own. In some cases, it can be prevented by using a desensitizing gel.

Depending on the repetitive yellowing, the procedure can be performed again after a certain time. But it is not recommended to do it too often. For this reason, it is recommended to stay away from beverages and substances that will accelerate yellowing, such as tea, coffee, cigarettes, after the bleaching process. If dental care is done well, the results of the whitening process will last for several years.

With the bleaching process, yellowing caused by food and environmental factors until that day is eliminated. After the procedure, you will have healthier-looking, whiter teeth. However, depending on factors such as food, drinks, tartar formation, age, yellowing may occur again over time.

Whitening is not applied to people who have gingival problems and have problems with the root of the tooth. People who have severe tooth sensitivity, have excessive cavities or are pregnant cannot be whitened. This procedure can be done easily over the age of 18, it should not be applied under the age of 15.

When teeth yellowing is seen, whitening can be applied from the age of 18. After this age, there is no harm in performing the procedure because the dental structures of the people are settled. It is possible to get rid of the loss of self-confidence caused by tooth color changes with a single operation.

There are many causes of yellowing teeth. Sometimes the natural color of our teeth that we have genetically may not be white, and sometimes the foods we consume can color the surface of the teeth and cause them to turn yellow. Reasons such as not brushing the teeth correctly and regularly, smoking, consumption of tea, coffee, sugary food, and excessive consumption of antibiotics and similar drugs affect tooth color negatively.

It is applied by specialist dentists, in a clinical setting and using special medical apparatus. The safest method for whitening teeth is clinical applications. Tooth tone is opened in the form of gels applied to the surface of the teeth and laser beam application on the gel. In addition to clinical treatment, there may be sessions that need to be continued at home. It is important to inform and advise your doctor on this matter.

The color tone differences of the teeth, the coloration set on the teeth by the food, can be seen even in the teeth that are constantly brushed and cared for. In such cases, problems may be felt in social life. The person may not want to laugh and talk, may not want to enter social environments. People who do not have a veneer on their teeth can have both healthy and white teeth with the teeth whitening method performed in a clinical setting.

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