In cases where regular tooth brushing as well as professional dental cleaning performed by your dentist cannot remove discoloration and staining on the teeth, it is the process of lightening the tooth shade with gels that do not damage the tooth enamel. Thanks to these gels, teeth are whitened and an aesthetic appearance is achieved.
Teeth whitening procedures can be performed in office/clinical and home environments. In office whitening systems, an external light source is used to activate whitening gels, but there are also gel applications that are activated by chemical agents without light.
In the home whitening method, the gel is placed on the parts of the transparent whitening trays prepared specially for the patient that correspond to the visible surfaces of the tooth. The patient keeps the trays in his/her mouth at a certain time interval during the day in line with the advice of the physician and whitening is provided.
In some cases, in addition to office whitening, home whitening can also be recommended to patients for reinforcement purposes and for the color to be stable.
There may be sensitivity for a certain period of time during teeth whitening. This is a temporary condition. The majority of the available sets contain special desensitizing toothpastes prepared to minimize these sensitivities. Using these toothpastes will be very useful.
In addition, patients are advised to avoid and avoid consuming solid and liquid foods containing dyes during and within a certain period of time (7-10 days) after whitening. This is an important factor for the whitening process to be successful.