At Home Teeth Whitening
Many of our patients prefer the convenience and privacy of their own homes to whiten their teeth. Whether it is your first time or you are touching up your pearly whites, our dentist provides you with custom teeth-whitening trays that you can take home.
The process starts with a visit to our dentist’s office where our professionals will walk you through the procedure. Again, we use the Polar White system that comes with trays filled with bleaching gel and a tiny blue light. This blue-light device is attached to the front of the trays and beams waves of light at your teeth to activate the whitening gel. The light and the proprietary gel are what make the Polar White’s process superior to kits that you can pick up at the store. This teeth-whitening system makes this method far more successful at brightening your smile.
How Does Teeth Whitening Work?
On the surface of your teeth is a strong but porous layer of enamel that acts as protection. Stains from food and tobacco not only stain the outer layer of your teeth, but penetrate to the dentin inside. Thus, your teeth appear darker or discolored on the outer, as well as the inner, layer.
We use teeth-bleaching gel that contains carbamide peroxide. This substance breaks down into ions that get into the pores of your teeth to fight stains while whitening and lightening both layers for a brilliant smile. Over the course of your life, what you eat and drink can stain your teeth. In addition to smoking cigarettes or cigars and chewing tobacco, teeth become stained from food and beverages that include: