Teeth whitening

Teeth whitening is the process of removing stains and discolouration from teeth and improving their colour through a bleaching process to make them look “whiter”.

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Why Whiten Teeth?

• With time and age your teeth have yellowed.

• Your teeth are stained from things like drinking coffee & tea and from smoking.

• You’ve always wanted a beautiful white smile to boost your confidence and self-esteem.

Just like we all have different hair and skin colour, we also have different tooth colour. Some of us have yellower teeth than others, especially as we grow older. Natural tooth color can also be affected by many factors.

 

What causes teeth to stain?

• The natural aging process.

• Smoking, drinking coffee, tea, red wine, and eating pigmented foods such as tomato ketchup, curries, cherries, blueberries etc.

• Build-up of plaque and tartar on the teeth.

• Ingesting too much fluoride (more than 2 parts fluoride per millionparts water) when teeth are forming, which gives teeth a “mottled” look.

• Treatment with the antibiotic “Tetracycline” during childhood.

• Trauma to the teeth that may cause a brown, gray or black colour.