Tooth Whitening

We prefer to use the "take-home'"whitening procedure.

Impressions of your teeth are used to produce models on which precise fitting trays are made.

These trays are used to hold the whitening agent, provided by us, in close contact with the teeth.

We suggest two sessions of one hour each per day. Most patients find that it takes about two weeks for the whitening to reach the level they desire.

It is extremely important that during the time you are whitening your teeth you don't eat or drink highly pigmented foods. Examples of the sorts of foods to avoid are tea, coffee, coloured soft drinks and cordials (lemonade and mineral water are fine), tomato sauce, pasta sauces, curries, beetroot, etc. A good rule of thumb is that if it might stain your white T-shirt then don't eat or drink it.

In some cases where a single tooth has discoloured and a root canal therapy has been performed the tooth can be bleached using a "walking bleach". Bleaching agents are placed into the chamber in the tooth and sealed in with a temporary filling.

Once the tooth has lightened to a satisfactory colour the bleaching agent is removed and a permanent filling placed to seal the tooth.