What is Bleaching
Bleaching is the elimination of colouring problems by a series of processes with the aid of whitening gels of the porous enamel layer which is coloured for a variety of reasons. Bleaching is a procedure that determines the rate of colour change according to the tooth structure and must be applied to the control of a Dentist.
Methods of Bleaching
Two types of tooth bleaching performed under the control of a Dentist, depending on the type of application.
Office Bleaching (Power Bleaching) is about 1 hour process in adental clinical setting. The whitening gel applied to the outer surface of the advertised tooth reacts with a special light used. It is a fast and effective bleaching management.
Home Bleaching Whitening process is longer than office bleaching. It is a process that takes 5 to 7 days depending on the colouring condition of the tooth surface. Before home bleaching, a special mouthpiece is made. The bleaching gels placed in the prepared mouth are applied to the teeth with the help of the mouthpiece by attaching in 4-8 hours a day.
Can everyone whiten the teeth
The bleaching of the teeth with the help of bleaching agents is a safe operation that everyone can do. If this procedure is done at a dental clinic, there is no damage to the teeth.
It is important that people who want to do bleaching pass through a dentist's examination. Treatment of advanced caries and gingival problems before the bleaching process should be done after the examination.
Side effects of bleaching
Temporary sensitivities may occur in the teeth due to bleaching. It is possible to remove these sensitivity problems with simple intervention.
The bleaching applied by the Dentist is a safe operation without any damage to the teeth. Bleaching prevents patients from cutting teeth to get rid of discoloured teeth, allowing patients to use their teeth for longer periods of time.
Duration of a bleaching effect
How long will the patient use the white teeth that are obtained is directly related to the habits during and after the treatment.
Donts after bleaching treatment
1. Stay away from tobacco and tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, hookahs, pipes, and coffee, tea, wine, tomato paste, acid and food stains for at least two weeks or should consume them as little as possible.
2. The patient should be very careful while brushing their teeth and obstruct as much as possible the adhesion of the colouring materials to the tooth surface.
The success of bleaching (i.e. how white it will be) varies from person to person. This variability is directly related to the colour causing condition.