Do you wish your teeth were whiter? Teeth whitening offered by the dentists at Garden City Dental Group in Garden City, NY, provides a simple, effective way to brighten your smile.
How Whitening Erases Dental Stains
Stains occur when dark pigments in foods and beverages settle into microscopic openings in your tooth enamel. As these pigments accumulate, your teeth begin to look duller. Brushing your teeth can help you reduce stains slightly, but your toothbrush bristles can't reach the tiny pores in your tooth enamel.
Teeth whiteners target the source of dental stains. Your dentist uses a hydrogen peroxide whitening gel that breaks up stain-causing pigments. Once the pigments are gone, your teeth may be three-to-eight-shades whiter. Although over-the-counter whitening products also contain hydrogen peroxide, professional whitening gels are stronger and work quickly.
Whiten Your Smile at Your Convenience
Whitening can be accomplished at either our Garden City dental office or at home. Before your in-office whitening session begins, you'll have a dental cleaning if you haven't had one recently. After all, if plaque and tartar remain on your teeth during whitening, your smile will look a little speckled.
Your whitening treatment begins after your dentist applies a protective gel to your roots and places retractors in your mouth to keep your lips away from your teeth. Applying the whitening gel, the most important part of the whitening process only takes a few minutes. Exposing the gel to a special light activates the whitening gel.
While you wait for the whitening gel to work, you can catch up on your magazine reading, watch a few videos on your phone, or simply relax.
Whitening only takes about an hour to complete when it's performed in the office, but it can also be accomplished at home. You'll be given trays made from an impression of your mouth and a supply of whitening gel. This method takes about one to two weeks but also offers impressive whitening results.
After whitening, your teeth will stay whiter for several years to come as long as you avoid or limit coffee, tea, cola, red wine, brightly colored sports, drinks, berries, soy sauce, and other foods/beverages that contain dark pigments can help you extend your results.
Interested? Give Us a Call
Enhance your appearance with teeth whitening! Call your dentists in Garden City, NY, at Garden City Dental Group, at (516) 747-2400 to schedule your appointment.