If the colour of your teeth makes you hesitant to smile widely or freely, or if you want your teeth to look as good as they used to, you have options for teeth whitening that are much better than any kit you could buy at a drugstore. Teeth whitening can be done quickly, safely, and comfortably in a Seven Hills dentist’s clinic. They have all the materials and tools they need to meet your needs and help you achieve your goals. 

There are five steps that a dentist will take to whiten your teeth.

Step 1: Assessing Your Teeth

One of the best things about professional teeth whitening over do-it-yourself kits is that you can talk to a dentist. A Seven Hills dentist knows teeth whitening does not work on all stains and that some colours need extra care. For example, spending money on teeth whitening will not help if your teeth are stained because of an accident or the side effects of a drug. In those cases, a dentist can help you find other ways to reach your goals in cosmetic dentistry.

During this process, you can also tell the dentist about any problems you have had with sensitive teeth or other things they can consider when making bleaching solutions for your specific stains and needs.

Step 2: Colour Detection

Your dentist will use a shade guide to figure out and write down the colour of your teeth right now. You might be surprised to see how not white your teeth are and how not white they will still be when the whitening process is done. Teeth are not white but have a range of colours, from yellowish to greyish. By figuring out and writing down the colour of your teeth at the beginning, your dentist can see how far you have come and what changes need to be made to get the best results.

Step 3: Removing Plaque

Plaque is a film of living things that build up on your teeth. Suppose you leave it on your teeth while whitening. It will get in the way of how the whiteners work on the stains on your enamel. The dentist and their staff will clean all the plaque off your teeth to get the best results.

Step 4: Drying Your Teeth

The best way to whiten your teeth is when they are as dry as possible. To get those good results, your Seven Hills dental expert will dry your teeth and put rubber barriers between your gums, lips, and tongue to keep your teeth as dry as possible. Because you don’t want your tongue or gums hurt, these barriers keep the whitening compounds from touching your tongue and gums.

Step 5: Whitening

Your teeth will be covered with a substance high in hydrogen peroxide and break down stains on your teeth. The laser light is then shone on the teeth to start and speed up the bleaching process. During a 60- to 90-minute appointment, your teeth will get up to six or eight shades whiter. If you take good care of your teeth and avoid eating, drinking, and doing other things that stain teeth, they will stay whiter for up to a year.