Pros and Cons of Teeth Whitening
Everybody wants a whiter and brighter smile. Who doesn't? And a
person who longs to achieve a perfect smile is willing to spend
thousands of dollars and endure the treatment for the sake of a
whiter and brighter smile. The rewards are great. You become
more attractive. Your gain more confidence. You develop more
healthy oral hygienic habits. But there are also disadvantages
like high costs and it is always wise to discuss the several
advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages: To improve appearance. This is the main goal of
every person who wants to get his or her teeth whitened. Always
associated with beauty and healthy lifestyle, a whiter and
brighter set of teeth is highly coveted in this image-conscious
world. If you have whiter teeth, you tend to smile more often
because you have more confidence. Also, a whiter smile takes
away the attention from any facial wrinkles or imperfection you
might have and to that winning smile. And not but certainly not
the least, a set of whiter teeth gives you a friendlier
appearance than when your teeth were discolored or stained.
Disadvantages: Tooth whitening procedures are very effective but
there are also disadvantages like sore teeth or gums resulting
from the bleaching treatment. This is only short term because
when bleaching is discontinued, the sore disappears. This
happens to patients who are sensitive to the bleaching chemical.
Ask your dentist for any alternative bleaching solution that you
are not allergic to. Clinical studies have shown that tooth
whitening is effective to more than 78 percent of all patients
who have undergone a certain procedure. But for those that
bleaching did not work because of a more serious discoloration
condition, other options maybe more potent. A good choice,
albeit more expensive, are veneers or crowns. There are also
patients who experience discomfort wearing the mouth-ray in a
custom-fit tray bleaching procedure. This usually happens when
the tray is not perfectly aligned with the teeth. You need to
call your dentist and have him or her create adjustments to the
mold so it will hold your teeth firmly and comfortably.
Custom-Fit Tray Bleaching
This is an at-home teeth whitening procedure in which a tray is
custom-fitted to your teeth. A teeth impression is taken from
your mouth like you would when getting dentures and a custom-fit
tray is created for you to take home and worn for a certain
period of time. Before being worn, the tray is filled with
bleaching gel. The length of time the tray is worn depends upon
the gel's potency and your whitening needs. Because this
procedure is more convenient and costs less, this is the
preferred procedure of most people. Result is noticeable in a
couple of days but the full effects of teeth whitening takes
about 1 to 2 weeks. Custom-fir tray bleaching is more often used
together with an in-office laser teeth whitening especially for
people who have severe teeth discoloration.