Treatments All the answers to bleaching
Bright teeth make you appear youthful and vital. If you have beautiful white teeth, you look attractive. We use gentle and professional teeth whitening to give your teeth a natural and soft white colour. Contact us for a radiant smile - we will be happy to advise you.
What bleaching methods are available?
1. home bleaching
The first tooth whitening method we would like to introduce to you is home bleaching. With home bleaching, you receive a customised bleaching tray made by a dental technician after taking an impression of your teeth, which you can use yourself as often as you wish or until you achieve the desired result. The bleaching gel is slightly less concentrated than in power bleaching (usually between 6-10% peroxide).
He checks in advance whether your teeth are suitable for bleaching. Your teeth are also professionally cleaned before whitening to avoid bleaching streaks. You will then receive a customised tray that can conjure up a beautiful smile within a very short time through effective application.
The duration of the application is approx. 2 - 3 weeks. Depending on the concentration of the whitening gel, the daily application time is between 30 minutes and 6 hours, or one night. During this time, you will only be slightly restricted in speaking.
Home whitening will make your teeth visibly whiter and the brightness can last for several years. You can whiten your teeth further at any time.
2. power bleaching
Power bleaching is a quick and highly effective treatment method for whitening teeth. After the gums have been covered with protection, a highly concentrated bleaching gel is applied to the teeth (usually 20-30% peroxide).
The highly concentrated bleaching gel has a significantly higher concentration than the bleaching gel used for home bleaching. This gel is sprayed off again after a 10-minute exposure time and a new layer is applied. The process is repeated 3 - 4 times until the teeth have reached the desired brightness.
The positive side effect of this tooth whitening method is that the bleaching gel used has a hardening effect on the enamel. To complete the treatment, the protection that was placed on the gums at the beginning is removed again. The patient can rinse out and see the result of the bright white teeth for the first time!
The power whitening treatment usually takes one to one and a half hours and also works with whitening gel, which is additionally activated and heated using special UV light or laser radiation. This makes it work faster and more intensively: after just an hour or so, your teeth are much brighter and you can give the world your best smile again!
3. internal bleaching
If a single tooth is dark, this is usually because the tooth nerve has died. As a result, the tooth nerve decomposes, decomposition products penetrate the tooth and discolour the tooth.
To whiten the tooth, it is opened from the inside. As it no longer has an active nerve, the treatment is generally completely harmless and can be carried out painlessly. The whitening gel is then poured into the tooth and activated with light. This tooth whitening process is repeated 2-3 times until the tooth has returned to its original colour.
In difficult cases, the dentist must leave the bleaching inlay in the tooth for a few days (which is temporarily sealed during this time). The inlay process must be repeated 2-3 times until the tooth has the desired brightness. Afterwards, nobody will be able to recognise its "dark past".
Answers about bleaching
-
Most people have an average tooth colour, which is described as A3 on the scale. However, depending on various factors, bleaching can achieve a colour B1 or even lighter.
On average, teeth become about 7 to 9 shades lighter with tooth whitening. In practice, we measure the initial situation and the result using a so-called colour scale.
-
In our experience, between two and five years. Whether and how quickly your teeth darken again depends on what you eat and what stimulants you consume. If you smoke or drink a lot of tea, coffee, red wine or cola, the whiteness will not last as long as if you are "abstinent".
-
Not really! The white teeth can be re-whitened at any time. This is usually much quicker than the initial whitening and also costs considerably less. Many patients have their teeth whitened again every 1-2 years and thus enjoy their white teeth in the long term.
-
If it is done under the supervision and control of a dentist, bleaching is very safe and harmless. Professional whitening agents even harden the tooth enamel. By using pH-neutral bleaching materials, the tooth is protected and professionally whitened.
The situation can be different with products from drugstores or the internet. Here, the composition is often unknown. Especially if teeth have holes or cracks, these products can lead to tooth damage.
Conclusion: If you have your teeth whitened by a dentist, you can feel safe and you will get a visible result: significantly brighter teeth for a radiant smile!
Just look good: White teeth!
We recommend professional bleaching at the dentist.
- If you want to play it safe with bleaching.
- Tested and pH-neutral whitening materials are used to protect and strengthen the teeth.
- The dentist also checks the teeth for any damage before bleaching to rule out any risk. And together with his team, he monitors the whitening of your teeth. So you can be sure that the whitening of your teeth is in good hands.
- If you want whiter teeth in just a few days: Arrange your personal consultation appointment and let us show you what whitening results are possible. We will be happy to advise you.
- What happens if there are still dark spots on the teeth despite teeth cleaning and bleaching? These are usually old plastic fillings that have darkened over the years. On the next page, you can read how old fillings can be replaced with modern, tooth-coloured composites with perfect aesthetics.
