What should you do if you need teeth whitening?

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Stained teeth can be a source of embarrassment for many. Imagine being ashamed of your smile. Imagine having to hide your teeth while smiling. It can affect your confidence adversely and both your professional and person will have to bear the brunt of it. But with the help of Cosmetic dentistry, you can overcome this obstacle and endow your best smile on your face. This is done by changing the color of the teeth enamel by using certain bleaching agents. Hence this procedure is also called as dental bleaching. In the recent times there have been many takers of this treatment worldwide because of the good results it has produced. Also as the need to have a good appearance began to gain prime importance in people’s day to day life, more and more people across the world started taking up this treatment.

This treatment has produced commendable results all these years although there have been some loop holes in the treatment in the form of some side effects. But these side effects have not been colossal enough to discourage people from going for it. The teeth enamel is the outer most layers of the teeth which is visible and comes in contact with the food particles that we eat. The chemicals in the food react with teeth enamel to produce the color of the teeth. For example when we drink coffee or tea, the caffeine present in these beverages reacts with the teeth enamel to produce the color of the teeth. Usually, these beverages impart a yellowish color to the teeth. Same is the case when we smoke cigarettes or consume tobacco. All these chemicals produce a bad color of the enamel. Certain medications are also known to cause certain smears on the teeth enamel and make its color dull and undesirable. It is mostly certain antibiotic medications that produce this undesirable effect on the teeth.

                 The results of teeth whitening have been seen to vary depending upon various factors such as the quality of the whitening products used, or the nature of the treatment and the ability of the dentist consulted. It is recommended that this treatment should be taken under the supervision of an adept dentist. If this is not done, the coveted results will not be obtained with improper bleaching of the teeth. This happens in the case of some type of teeth which do not easily respond to bleaching agents. This is due to the fact that the bleaching agents do not reach the dentin layers of teeth and hence the bleaching remains incomplete. In Cosmetic dentistry  treatment is effective only if the concerned person possesses sets of teeth that are free from decay or over sensitivity. In case if the person has infected gums, it is not possible to use the bleaching agents since they will respond adversely and in addition he will have to suffer discomfort and aching.

                                             


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