One of the most gratifying, most rewarding, and most noticeable cosmetic changes you can make to your appearance is teeth whitening, and at New Hampshire Smile Co. in Nashua, NH, professional teeth whitening with Opalescence provides far superior outcomes than any teeth whitening product you can purchase and use on your own.
Dr. Neveu believes that each person who comes in for teeth whitening should only have their treatment after a discussion to decide exactly which whitening technique is right for their particular situation, given the different types of discoloration in a person’s teeth, the amount of healthy enamel that each person has, and the presence and severity of any past sensitivity problems; we have found that the best whitening technique is always the one that yields the most gratifying results for the particular type of tooth discoloration and patient history involved.
Professional Teeth Whitening: Why It Beats The Store-Bought Variety
Professional Opalescence whitening is different from teeth whitening products you can find and use on your own for several very important reasons:
- Professional-strength whitening agents work much better on your teeth than the over-the-counter products you can buy at the grocery store
- Every person considering Opalescence whitening is checked for a dental condition that might make whitening a bad idea
- Custom-fitted tooth whitening trays provide a perfect, uniform contact of whitening gel with each tooth in ways that generic whitening trays cannot achieve
- Any whitening sensitivity that arises can be managed and treated by our office team immediately, so that you feel less discomfort
- The results of whitening are much more dramatic, more predictable, and better overall than what unsupervised whitening can achieve
In-Office & At-Home Opalescence® Whitening At New Hampshire Smile Co.
At New Hampshire Smile Co. in Nashua, NH, Opalescence teeth whitening is available with and without the professional in-office component, and Dr. Neveu will talk with you about the benefits and disadvantages of in-office teeth whitening, so you can make a decision that is truly right for you:
In-Office Whitening
Delivers dramatic results in a single visit. You will leave our office noticeably whiter in just an hour. Ideal for patients who want the fastest way to get whiter teeth.
At-Home Whitening
At-home trays are created with the most accurate and detailed dental impression that you can possibly give, and are worn by the patient according to instructions for a prescribed amount of time over several days. This results in more uniform and more gradual brightening than generic over-the-counter products, and many people find the at-home approach more convenient to use in their daily lives.
Combined At-Home & In-Office Treatment
In-office teeth whitening followed by at-home teeth whitening yields the best teeth whitening results of any approach. This combination is best for patients who want the biggest overall difference in the whiteness of their teeth.
How Opalescence® Whitening Gets Rid Of Stains
Opalescence whitening chemically breaks down the long molecular chains inside your teeth that contain the discoloration pigments in your teeth. No abrasive toothpaste or polishing treatment will remove these stains:
- Coffee, tea, soda, wine, and other staining drinks that have penetrated the outer layer of the tooth
- Yellowed enamel in older patients, due in part to staining from diet and lifestyle, and in part due to the thinning of the outer enamel layer as we age
- General yellowing of teeth from a diet high in staining foods
When a patient comes to us with intrinsic tooth discoloration, Dr. Neveu will discuss the fact that Opalescence whitening will not likely achieve a satisfactory result, and other options like dental veneers may be a better choice to whiten teeth. We believe it is much better for you to hear about the realities of teeth whitening and dental restoration than to let you go home thinking whitening or other cosmetic dentistry will make your teeth perfect and then let your teeth remain unsatisfyingly discolored when your dentist or a store-bought teeth whitening product fails.
Tips For Maintaining Your Whitening Results
The whiter results of Opalescence whitening last best when you take some preventative steps:
- After your appointment, you will be asked to avoid or reduce staining foods and beverages. Be careful about staining substances in the week or two following your visit.
- When you do drink tea or wine, take a sip or two and rinse with water, to reduce the staining power of that drink on your teeth.
- Professional teeth cleaning at New Hampshire Smile Co. in Nashua, NH can remove some surface stains that accumulate even after teeth whitening.
- Your dentist can provide you with teeth whitening gel to put in your teeth whitening trays, and you may use this between visits, or you can purchase whitening gel at New Hampshire Smile Co. and apply it yourself.
- Teeth whitening should be performed before you have any veneers, crowns, or dental bonding done, since any restorations made should match the color of your natural teeth.
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