How To Get A Whiter Smile

If you want a whiter smile, you're in luck. New advancements in dentistry have made it possible to get the whitest smile ever, and in a relatively short time. In order to choose the right whitening treatment, it's important to understand why your smile gets dull and what happens when you use a whitening product.

Teeth originally have a white, shiny color that seems to sparkle in the mouth. The enamel, or outside covering of a tooth is naturally white and brilliant. Over time, foods and drinks such as coffee and tea, and cigarette smoke can lead to dental plaque and staining. Bacteria multiply due to dental plaque, creating acids which erode enamel and soon, stains are embedded deeply in the teeth and cannot be removed with routine brushing. This process repeats itself over and over until your teeth become substantially dull and yellow.

Whitening systems work on the principle that if stains can enter your enamel and become embedded, then whitening products can also work beneath the enamel to lift those stains. In order to get whitening gels or solutions to penetrate beneath the enamel, it's often necessary to leave them on for an extended period of time, or to enhance their action with the use of light.

Once the whitening agent reaches the interior of the tooth enamel, the hydrogen peroxide active ingredient begins to oxygenate, lifting the stains from your enamel and restoring your teeth’s natural whiteness.

Our North Hollywood dentist offers many cosmetic dentistry treatments for enhancing the beauty of your smile. Teeth whitening treatments such as Zoom whitening, and other treatments including porcelain veneers, Lumineers, Invisalign aligners and porcelain crowns are among the treatments offered by our North Hollywood cosmetic dentist that not only ensure the health of your teeth, but enhance their beauty as well.

Source: Cosmetic Dentist North Hollywood

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