If you brush and floss daily and see your dentist every six months, you might expect that your teeth would stay white. Unfortunately, there are a lot of circumstances that conspire to stain and yellow our teeth. Many of the foods and beverages we eat and drink stain our teeth despite careful oral care. Beyond food and drink, our teeth are also stained by age, trauma, side effects of medication, and even severe dental infections..
You have options for whiter teeth just about everywhere you look. Nearly every drug store and grocery store in New Westminster offers DIY teeth whitening kits promising gleaming and white teeth fast. Dentists in New Westminster know better than that… and want you to avoid the disappointment, wasted time, and wasted money that can come with over-the-counter whitening kits. For the best, fastest and longest lasting results, trust your dentist.
Professional teeth whitening in New Westminster is tailored for your teeth, not just anyone’s teeth
Dentists’ bleaching compounds contain much stronger active ingredients than over the counter options, and we can adjust the compounds to target the specific stains on your teeth. What do we mean by that? DIY kits apply the same level of bleaching compound — weak as it may be — to every surface of each treated tooth. If the stains show up in a narrow area of your teeth, though, that particular spot doesn’t get any extra attention, and white portions of your teeth are bleached for no reason. Professional teeth whitening in New Westminster provides consistent results by responding very specifically to even inconsistently stained teeth.
Professional whitening is simply faster and more effective
It’s possible that whitening strips may whiten your teeth somewhat after several cycles over several weeks. But that assumes — and you’ve heard what happens when you assume — that your stains can be whitened at all. Not all stains respond to whitening. Didn’t the grocery store clerk tell you that? If whitening won’t work for you, your dentist will provide you with cosmetic dentistry options to achieve your goals. Assuming whitening is the way to go, you’ll get faster results at a dentist. In just one one hour appointment, we can complete up to four cycles and whiten your teeth as many as eight shades.
It’s safer when the dentist does it
Over-the-counter whitening strips are generally safe, because they use weak concentrations of bleaching compounds. The downside is that, because they’re weak, people often use them for too long or too often and injure their gums and teeth. Dentists in New Westminster and their staff are trained to tailor and apply stronger compounds using specialized equipment and techniques — including powerful LED lights adjusted to your teeth sensitivity.
It lasts longer when the dentist does it
Professional teeth cleaning results can last up to a year with good daily dental hygiene habits. To maintain whatever results a DIY whitening kit will eventually be able to produce, you would need to repeat the process weekly or monthly. Because all you need to maintain professional whitening is good daily dental hygiene habits, professional teeth whitening in New Westminster is more efficient and may be less expensive over time.
Here’s another thing the grocery store clerk might not mention. Teeth aren’t actually white. They fall on a spectrum from gray-ish to yellow-ish. Some discoloration will never respond to any teeth whitening solution — stained dental work, or discoloration caused by infection, for example. Your dentist will help you to manage your expectations and achieve your goals by offering a full menu of cosmetic dentistry options. Are you ready to claim these advantages of professional teeth whitening for yourself? Are you finished being disappointed with over-the-counter options and reluctant to waste time and money with DIY whitening kits? If so, contact a dentist in New Westminster and ask them to help whiten your teeth.
