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Sorry to tell you this, but sometimes to get the best results, you need professional help. It is no different with your teeth
No one loves to go to the dentist do they? If you do, there is other professional help out here. (Just kidding). Seriously, if you want to get your teeth really white, take home strips, toothpastes, gel pens or even trays are not going to do the trick. Just ask your dentist.
Seriously, if you want to get your teeth really white, take home strips, toothpastes, gel pens or even trays are not going to do the trick. Just ask your dentist.
Before you waste your money on expensive do it your self techniques that claim to give you a sexy celeb smile, think about it. If you had any other condition, would you self-medicate or ask your professional? You might use an OTC product, but if it didn't relive the pain, or reduce the fever, or heal the cut, you'd high-tail it to the doctor.
Your teeth deserve the same respect. Only a dentist can examine your teeth and gums to see how healthy they are. The dentist can also help determine what has made your teeth so dingy and yellowish. Is it from -
- Age
- Foods like tomato paste and dark berries - the rich in antioxidant kind we are all supposed to be eating more of on a daily basis
- Caffeine drinks like colas, coffee and black teas
- Red wine or grape juices, jams and jellies
- Tobacco
- Medications like tetracycline
Those are the tough stains that over time can seep deep into the porous enamel of your teeth. Toothpastes can get out the surface stains, and even help prevent future stains like Colgate Visible White Toothpaste. For newer or milder stains, the Colgate Visible White Take-Home Kit can do the trick (which you also get from your dentist's office).
But to eradicate years of stains and the really tough to get out ones, you need a visit to the dentist. You need a Colgate Visible White Chairside Kit.
Don't worry - it doesn't hurt. No drills or needles. Promise. Here is what you can expect:
- 1. Your dentist will examine your teeth and gums, make sure they are healthy and go over what tooth whitening treatment is the best for you.
- 2. If you tow decide it is best performed chairside, he will make a mold of your mouth so a unique fitting tray can be made.
- 3. Once the tray is fitted to your mouth, he will use a formula manufactured by Colgate with 36% hydrogen peroxide in the gel. That is four to six times stronger an amount than in the take home kits.
- 4. You will be closely monitored during the process. They may have a music for you to listen to, or a video or two to watch. Maybe your favorite sports show or soap opera.
- 5. An hour later you are done.
There are two things Colgate wants you to be aware of that your dentist will thoroughly explain. The first is that man made veneers, caps, and crowns will not whiten as well as natural teeth. Yes, they can stain, but not very much. If you had any made to match your tooth color, you need to understand they won't get as white.
The second thing is that many people experience temporary gum irritation and /or tooth sensitivity to hot and cold. Your dentist will tell you what to do for that. Usually it is mild and goes away quickly.