Teeth Whitening

A shiny white smile is no longer limited to actors and famous people. If you dream of a white Hollywood smile, Dulwich Dental Office offers the least invasive and affordable solution through top-rated London teeth whitening treatments.
Teeth whitening is one of the most popular cosmetic dental procedures performed by our board certified dental surgeons to improve the overall appearance of your teeth, making your teeth more attractive and erasing stains and discoloration.
There are many teeth whitening products and treatments available in London. If you are scrupled about which one is suitable for you and how much would it be effective, visit Dulwich Dental Office in London, for a personal consultation with one of our experienced professionals to discuss which is the best option for you. This guide will help you learn more about the causes of discoloration, types of teeth whitening solutions, and the procedure.

How Do Teeth Get Discolored?

To understand the reason for tooth discoloration, it’s important to know the anatomical structures of your teeth.

The outermost, thin layer of your teeth is known as enamel, while the inner, thick layer is called dentine. The enamel is whiter, harder, and less porous than the dentine. The dentine contains tubules that lead to the tooth’s inner chamber containing the vascular and nervous systems known as the pulp chamber.

When you consume foods or beverages the pigments can attach to your tooth surface causing discoloration. Our teeth are exposed daily to food dyes and other substances, so long-term exposure to these pigments can cause teeth to lose their white colour. This discoloration process is called extrinsic staining, one of the most common reasons for people seeking our whitening services.

Sometimes the reason behind discoloration is related to the tooth’s chemical structure. Some medications and minerals, such as tetracycline and fluoride, if introduced during the time of teeth formation, may alter the teeth composition leading to different colours of tooth structure during that time. This is called intrinsic staining which is harder to address through the regular teeth whitening solutions and may require teeth coverage.

Reasons for Discoloration

You may worry that off-white teeth are a sign that you don’t maintain good oral hygiene. That is not necessarily the case. A combination of factors may cause your teeth to appear lackluster.

Over time, the enamel layer becomes thin, making the underlying dentin underneath more obvious. This causes your teeth to appear slightly yellow.

Smoking or drinking excessive amounts of tea and coffee may cause stains to accumulate over the enamel layer. Even with good oral hygiene, your teeth may get darker.

Fluoride is essential to increase the tooth resistance to caries. However, if fluoride is consumed above the normal level, it may lead to whitish discoloration of the tooth known as fluorosis.

Additionally, a tooth with a dead pulp appears darker than the surrounding teeth due to the decomposition and precipitation of the blood cells in the pulp chamber.

There are 3 common stages of Teeth Whitening Process

Firstly, we will take an accurate impression of your teeth using a special material such as silicone polymer or alginate. We may also scan your teeth, but this is not always necessary. Using this mold, our dental technician can move on to the next stage of your whitening treatment.

Within twenty-four hours, our dental technicians will cast the mold into a stone replica of your teeth including their surrounding soft tissues. A second vacuum mold is created with a precisely measured space to accommodate the teeth-whitening solution. This ensures that the carbamide peroxide whitener will not come into contact with unnecessary parts of your mouth, making the treatment safe. The trays are designed to your precise measurements, and are manufactured by UK General Dental Council registered technicians.

At your next appointment with us, our dental assistants will do a five-point check on your trays, and then place them on your teeth to ensure they fit well. We will help you select one of the two whitening scheduling methods and present the benefits of both methods. We can prescribe you a day whitening system where you leave the trays in for brief durations during the day to attain the outcome you desire, or you can use a night gel where you can leave your trays in throughout the night.
Our effective gel formulas address B1 tone, which is considered the most natural-looking shade of white. We predict it may take around seven to fourteen days to witness the change in your teeth shade.

To maintain the whiter shade of your teeth, you don’t have to go through the entire process again. Use the same whitening tray and gel provided at your previous appointment according to our expert’s recommendations.

Benefits of Teeth Whitening Solutions

There are a lot of Advantages to the Teeth Whitening Process:

• Easy and non-invasive – A beautiful smile is now within the reach of anybody who wants it.
• Your self-confidence will be boosted – looking good influences how you feel about yourself. The tooth whitening process gives a great feel-good factor.
• Improved attractiveness – Bright, healthy-looking teeth are often perceived as more appealing, contributing to the increasing popularity of teeth whitening – another reason why teeth whitening become so popular.
• It is affordable – Teeth whitening has become a fast and favourite way to improve appearance. The teeth whitening procedure is a great way to refresh and refine your appearance and is cheaper than a total wardrobe makeover!
• Whiter teeth are associated with a healthy lifestyle – people with brighter teeth tend to smile more when they are interacting with people.
• A whiter smile can minimise the appearance of wrinkles on the face, giving a more youthful, energetic appearance.
• A whiter smile is a focus for people talking to you and makes you appear friendlier.
• Finally, one of the biggest advantages of professional teeth whitening is that it has no harmful side effects.

Looking for tooth whitening in London? Try the Dulwich Dental Office today, a team of professional dentists who make teeth whitening easy, safe, and efficient to achieve great results. Contact our team today.