NHS & PRIVATE DENTAL PRACTICE
At Slipshoe Street Dental Practise we look to make sure our patients are full aware of the detail around Teeth Whitening. If you need more info please contact us.
Teeth Whitening overview
Home whitening at Slipshoe Street is a safe and effective way to lighten the natural colour of your teeth. It helps reduce and in most cases remove stains caused by food, drink and even smoking. It can brighten up the shade of discoloured teeth using advanced whitening formulas, without damaging your teeth. You can also maintain the improvement using occasional brief at much lower expensive than repeated in-surgery whitening
Your first visit
Your dentist will be able to assess whether you are suitable for teeth whitening and will present you with the whitening options available.
You will be provided with pre-treatment information about whitening. The dentist will go through the options with you in case there are any obstacles such as white fillings that could affect the whitening results. Once you have decided to go ahead, you will be booked in to have impressions taken of your teeth though you can sometimes proceed straight away.
The dentist will take an impression of your teeth which will be sent to a dental technician to make some custom fitting trays that only you can use. These will be returned to the practice in approximately 1-2 weeks.
Your second visit
On your second visit, you will collect your trays and whitening gels package. We will demonstrate how to use the gels and trays and advise you on how long you should wear your trays for. Usually we advise that you use the whitening gel for two weeks, every day for the best result. Most people The trays can be worn overnight or for a few hours a day at your convenience.
Our gels are safe and approved, however if you do suffer from sensitivity, it can sometimes get slightly worse after using the whitening products due to the nature of the active ingredients (carbamide peroxide 16%) We may advise that you use the gel on alternate days and use a sensitive toothpaste to manage any sensitivity in between.
In the whitening package, we will also provide additional paper instructions to help guide you at home. We may ask you to avoid food and drinks that cause staining such as red wines, strong coloured juices, teas and coffees and curries. This could affect the overall progress of the whitening.
Internal bleaching
Sometimes a tooth can discolour from the inside after trauma. Fortunately this is rare but can affect the appearance of your smile. Internal bleaching is similar to normal teeth whitening but whitens the tooth from the inside. It can only be done after root canal treatment and will improve the discolouration after one session. The result, however, cannot be guaranteed to match the rest of your teeth, but will significantly improve its appearance. Internal bleaching is a more conservative option to a veneer or crown. It is however sometimes used to help improve the results of a porcelain veneer or crown.
Preventive Care
Here at Slipshoe Street we put prevention of disease and maintenance of oral/dental health above all else. This can help prevent the need for treatment.
