Teeth whitening services are available at Coppell Family Dentistry. Teeth Whitening (or bleaching) is a simple, non-invasive dental treatment used to change the color of natural tooth enamel and is an ideal way to enhance the beauty of your smile. Having whiter teeth has become the number one aesthetic concern of most patients. There are a number of ways to whiten teeth. The most popular method is using a home teeth whitening system that will whiten your teeth dramatically. Teeth whitening is not permanent. A touch-up may be needed every several years. Teeth whitening would need to be more frequent if you smoke or drink coffee, tea, or wine.
Fluorosis (excessive fluoridation during tooth development)
Normal wear of outer tooth layer
Stained teeth due to medications (tetracycline, etc.)
Yellow, brown stained teeth
This type of teeth whitening usually requires two visits. At the first appointment, impressions (molds) will be made of your teeth to fabricate custom, clear, plastic, trays.
At your second appointment, you will try on the trays for proper fit, and adjustments will be made if necessary. The trays are worn with special whitening solution either twice a day for 30 minutes or overnight for a couple of weeks depending on the degree of staining and desired level of whitening. It is normal to experience tooth sensitivity during the time you are whitening your teeth, but it will subside shortly after you have stopped bleaching.
You will receive care instructions for your teeth and trays, and be encouraged to visit your dentist here in Coppell, Texas regularly to help maintain a beautiful, healthy, white smile.
Tooth bleaching (tooth whitening) is one of the most popular services we offer — and for good reason! Having a set of beautiful white teeth feels good, healthy, and inspires confidence. There are number of ways you can whiten your teeth, and we’re going to discuss some of them below.
Before we discuss the types of whitening, it’s important that you understand that some people become very sensitive after whitening, and that your existing dental restorations such as crowns and white-fillings will not bleach.
You can purchase many whitening products at the pharmacy including white strips and toothpastes. While these products are not nearly as effective as what we can offer you in the office, they are good items to try out in order to see if you can have some success making your teeth brighter.
We offer rapid whitening in our office, so you can have your teeth made many shades brighter in just a few hours. The advantage of this approach is that it’s quick, and it works. The disadvantage is that this type of tooth bleaching doesn’t always last as long as the next type of bleaching that we offer.
It requires the most time and the most effort, but take-home whitening is the best and most effective way to whiten your teeth. With this approach, we take molds of your teeth and make you trays that are customized to your teeth. Once the trays are ready, we provide you with professional-strength bleaching gel that you use at home daily for approximately 2 weeks (depending upon how dark your teeth are and what results you are looking to achieve).