Cosmetic Dentistry
Dental Bleaching
Saturday, November 10th, 2007What is dental bleaching? How does it work?
For stubborn extrinsic discoloration and intrinsic stain, dental bleaching techniques may be attempted. Tooth bleaching can be performed:
a. externally: termed vital tooth bleaching
b. intracoronally: called non-vital tooth bleaching
Active Bleaching Agents
The bleaching agents used in dentistry are either hydrogen peroxide or its precursor carbamide peroxide. It is NOT the […]
Tooth Whitening - treatment options
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Toothbrush & Toothpaste
Cheap & convenient, but limited whitening effect. A very slow inconspicious process in color changes.
Scaling & Polishing
remove many extrinsic stains due to smoking, tea, coffee
limited effect in changing tooth shades
remove plaque and calculus at the same time, keeping your teeth and periodontal tissue healthy
Many people aren’t aware that a simple teeth cleaning during […]
Tooth Whitening - what affects tooth color, anyway?!
Saturday, November 10th, 2007All That You Need To Know About Tooth Whitening
Welcome back to this exciting series of seminars in dentistry: tooth whitenting. Today we’re going to take a closer look at the etiology of tooth discoloration. This topic may be boring, but actually it is quite an important one. Without identifying the cause of discoloration, the objective […]
Tooth Whitening - introduction
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Tooth whitening is becoming a popular trend in our culture. The appearance of teeth is very important to patients of all ages and is often associated with perception of health and fitness. The reduction in frequency and severity of caries has led to preservation of natural teeth in older patients. Since white teeth are conceived […]