Teeth stains can lead to discoloration, impacting the beauty of your smile and leading to issues with your self-confidence. But our team can help brighten your smile with a custom take-home teeth whitening kit. In today’s blog, your Pella, IA, dentist talks about how we remove discoloration and make your smile shine!
The Factors Behind Teeth Stains
What causes these unsightly yellow and brown stains to form on our smile? Teeth stains could become visible due to plaque and tartar buildup, itself caused by poor brushing and flossing habits and a diet high in sugar and starch. Other factors include beverages with dark pigments, such as soda, red wine, coffee, and tea. Tobacco use could be a factor too, as could a lack of professional cleanings. But our team can examine your smile to assess the cause of your teeth stains so we can choose the right option to brighten your smile. For some, this could include our take-home whitening trays and gel!
Our Custom Take-Home Kit
With this teeth whitening kit, you will visit our office just long enough for our team to take detailed images and measurements of your bite, which we use to create a set of plastic trays customized for your bite. We then send these home with you, along with several plastic syringes filled with a powerful bleaching gel. At home, you add the gel to the trays and then wear them for a specific amount of time, usually an hour. After one to two weeks, you could see teeth brightened by multiple shades. You can then keep the trays and any remaining gel should you need touch-ups down the road. The trays ensure even results across your smile, and prevent the gel from being diluted by saliva.
Keeping Your Smile Bright
You can also make changes to your daily routine to help your smile stay brighter for longer periods. For example, by starting and ending your day by brushing your teeth for two minutes with a soft-bristled toothbrush and a fluoride toothpaste. You also need to floss every evening before you brush that second time. Try to cut back on the sugar and starch in your diet! These actions help limit discoloration. You should also avoid tobacco use, and receive a professional dental cleaning every six months.
If you have any questions about how we brighten smiles with professional teeth whitening, or if you would like to schedule a cosmetic consultation with our team, then contact our team today!
Schedule Your Cosmetic Consultation with Our Team
We want to help you smile with confidence by taking on your unsightly teeth stains. Call Allen and Neumann Family Dentistry in Pella, IA, today at 641-628-1121 to learn more about achieving a brighter smile.