Laser Teeth Whitening (Bleaching)

Modern World is media world and everyone wants to look as supermodel. Why not? It is so easy now with newest dental technologies. Just 30 minutes – and you are an owner of breathtaking Hollywood smile. Dental clinics in Germany offer a number of methods to make your smile brilliant and laser whitening only one of them, to be honest – the most progressive. You could apply for treatment through GMG to a dental center on your choice.

The History of Teeth Whitening

The teeth whitening is as old as our Earth. Already ancient Egyptians had some assets to improve the color of their teeth. They hardly were very effective but the urge to look like noble remains with the ages. Yes, white teeth always associated with nobility and success. Romans also tried making their teeth white with some rather suspicious methods. Goat milk with… huh… urine! Want you trying? Happily, you have not to. Medieval beauties maybe did not have a bath very often but also tried some alchemy from the stocks of theirs barbers to get white teeth. So century after century the means had been changed but desire remained. Desire to have white teeth. 20th century had many experiments with peroxides and some other newer whitening means. But now we are in 21st century and have much more than all the previous generations. The laser whitening is a good option, no kidding.

Laser Whitening Technology

Laser whitening method is still playing with peroxides, as it is contained in bleaching gels used for procedure. The laser is activated the gel and the bleaching happens faster.

The additional examination could be required as checking hard and soft tissues, sometimes X-Ray might be needed. Using whitening shade guide a dentist measures a tooth color. This guide has eight gradations where 1 is the lightest color without shading and 8 is the darkest one. Depending of the shade, effectiveness of the procedure varies. Before the light applied, the gums are covered with special protective layer to avoid chemical burn. The light intensifies the gel agents and it is said that laser treatment could give bleaching effects for as much as 7 shades.

But the effectiveness of the procedure depends on various factors as natural color of the teeth, degree of shade, lifestyle of a patient, smoking, drinking coffee or tea, and using some kinds of medicine as tetracycline. The best effect of the procedure is noticed with yellowish teeth, but the grey color is the toughest one. It might require additional bleaching with wearing individual customer trays at home.

When Teeth Whitening Does Not Work?

It is useless to apply laser whitening procedure on a dead (rootless) tooth and on artificial teeth. Laser whitening works only with alive teeth. For non-vital tooth another method is applied which is called ‘internal whitening’.

Internal Whitening

Internal, or non-vital, whitening is used when a tooth has become darker because of a root removing. The tooth is examined by radiologic method before the procedure to ensure that a root canal is sealed and no bone damage. Then, access to the cavity should be prepared through the small hole back of the tooth. After that the root canal is sealed to prevent bleaching agent from getting to canal. And, finally, bleaching agent are filled into the cavity, covered with cotton and temporary sealed. The procedure could be repeated several times once in 3-4 days before it gives affect.

How Long Laser Whitening Effect Lasts?

The bleaching does not have permanent effect. Normally, it should be repeated once in a few months. To prolong the effectiveness of the procedure some supportive means could be used. You could also applied home bleaching kits about 1-2 hours every day. Using of whitening tooth paste is not very useful itself but after the treatment it could prolong its effect. Chewing gum also could be supportive as it contributes to producing saliva which helps to reduce stain. Also some natural means as consuming apples, celery and carrot could be helpful and, opposite, it is better to restrain from using coffee, tea, red wine and some other red fruits and berries which colors your teeth. All those measure could help to increase time between the procedures.

Laser Whitening Costs in Germany

Laser whitening in Germany does not cost that much as oversea. It is relatively not expensive. Here you could find some figures on the procedure prices in US, UK and Europe.

In any case, you should check all the details before applying. It is important to clarify how long the procedure is expected to last and how intensive the bleaching agent is to compare equivalent treatment. Please do not hesitate to contact the clinics via our site, you always could have a detailed consultation in English and your trip will be most effective in terms of value.

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