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Bleaching—Custom-tray whitening
Bleaching is an effective method to significantly whiten and brighten your smile. Our professional custom-made trays have the advantage of creating close contact between the whitening gel and your teeth, which over-the-counter kits do not. Also, custom-tray whitening allows for the application of more whitening gel with the concentration recommended by your dentist.
Take-home, dentist-supervised whitening with custom-made trays
This is the most commonly used method of lightening your teeth. There are daytime or nighttime treatments available. Generally, you wear the trays for at least four hours or longer while sleeping, for a period of two weeks. This method requires four visits.
First visit
Impressions are taken of your teeth from which special, custom whitening trays are made.
Second visit
Your current tooth shade is recorded. Bleaching trays are fitted and adjusted (if necessary). The trays deliver bleach to your teeth and protect your gums and the soft tissue of your mouth.
Third visit
After a few days we evaluate the progress of the whitening and estimate how many more days of whitening treatment you will require. We then give you enough gel syringes to complete the treatment.
Fourth visit
Two weeks after you have completed the daily treatments, the final shade of your teeth is recorded for future comparison. Your teeth are examined to determine if any restorations need to be changed to match your new tooth color. |