Teeth Whitening

Teeth often get discolored from years of drinking coffee and tea, because colored pigments in these beverages can stick to tooth enamel. Acidic foods and drinks, such as carbonated beverages, sports drinks, coffee, pickles, tomatoes, and citrus fruit contribute to the problem by eroding enamel, which causes discoloration and makes it easier for pigments to stain your teeth. Tobacco products contain nicotine and tar that stain teeth a yellow-brown color. Enamel also naturally wears down as you get older, and the root, tends to get darker, which makes teeth appear darker.

A professional examination and teeth cleaning are important before getting a whitening procedure. The whitening procedure used in our office is laser whitening or – Philips Zoom – which produces better results more quickly and almost very low chances of sensitivity.

The Zoom procedure uses a whitening gel together with the Zoom WhiteSpeed light, which speeds up the process by helping the bleaching agent break up stains. After 15 minutes, the gel is removed and the results are checked. The entire treatment only takes 45-60 minutes.