Teeth Whitening – Cincinnati, OH
A Reliable Way to Brighten Your Smile
If you’re like most folks today, you probably want a white and gleaming smile. Current surveys suggest as much – 80% of Americans aged 18-49 would prefer to have brighter teeth. Well, we at Kemper Meadow Family Dentistry have a way for you to meet that goal. You just need to visit our practice for top-tier teeth whitening here in Cincinnati! As for how this treatment works, please keep reading or book a visit to learn more.
Who is a Good Candidate for Teeth Whitening?
The truth is that it doesn’t take much to qualify for teeth whitening. Aside from being a fairly healthy adult, this treatment lacks strong requirements. However, the whitening process does benefit some patients more than others.
You see, the best candidates for teeth whitening have extrinsic tooth stains. That means treatment works best on stains made by foods, drinks, and other outside sources. By removing those markings, whitening will often make a patient more confident and self-assured.
On the other hand, teeth whitening isn’t effective for intrinsic tooth stains. It can’t easily remove marks that occur beneath a patient’s enamel.
How Does Teeth Whitening Work?
At your initial consultation, our dentists will see if you qualify for teeth whitening. They’ll check your smile for removable stains and draft a treatment plan tailored to your needs. Once they’ve reviewed their findings, they’ll then suggest specific teeth whitening options.
Teeth whitening at our office can take two forms: our ‘Teeth Whitening for Life’ program or in-office treatment. These methods differ from each other, but they can both brighten your grin by many shades.
Teeth Whitening for Life Program
For our ‘Teeth Whitening for Life’ program, our team will give you an at-home kit to use. The initial set will include custom-made bleaching trays (from our cosmetic dentist) and two tubes of bleaching gel. To use these tools, you must wear the gel-infused trays for one hour daily over two weeks. Your grin should then look six to eight shades brighter!
At every teeth cleaning visit afterward, you’ll get one free gel tube as long as you’re a patient with us.
In-Office Teeth Whitening
In-office teeth whitening takes place at our office and tends to go quickly. By relying on the Phillips Zoom® bleaching solution, it brightens your smile in three 15-minute sessions with little hassle. That means you’ll have dramatic results in just an hour – less time than a standard dental checkup! We just need to expose the bleaching gel under our Zoom! LED light to properly activate it. Once that’s done, we’ll give you take-home trays to help you maintain your new smile.
Tips for Maintaining Your Brighter Smile
Teeth whitening results aren’t permanent, but you can take steps to help them last. Just remember to use these tips:
- Keep Your Smile Clean – By brushing your teeth twice daily and flossing once daily, you’ll stop plaque from causing stains. You can also prevent plaque buildup with dental checkups and teeth cleanings.
- Don’t Eat Risky Meals – Avoid foods and drinks that contain tannins, as these compounds stain teeth. Notable examples are coffee, berries, red wine, tomato sauce, etc.
- Have Dairy – Eating white dairy products will strengthen your enamel. These items also lack dyes, so they won’t stain your grin.
- Get Treatment Touch-ups – Before your whitening results fade, look into a follow-up treatment.