Tooth whitening is also referred to as dental bleaching, nowadays it's a very common procedure in a cosmetic dentistry Oxford. The reason why your teeth will be less white as an adult than they were when you were a child is that the mineral structure of your teeth changes. Also, teeth become stained by bacterial pigments, those who drink lots of tea and smoke cigarettes tend to have darker teeth than those that do not.

An Oxford dentistry has many teeth whitening Oxford techniques, these include bleaching strips, laser bleaching, bleaching gel and natural bleaching. You can either have at-home teeth whitening kits or the teeth whitening oxford treatment carried out at the Oxford dental clinic. At-home teeth whitening kits tend to be done by applying guard trays that contain a bleaching gel; also small strips can go over the teeth. The bleach will contain hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide.

Teeth whitening treatments at the Oxford dentistry involve power bleaching which uses light energy to enhance the process of bleaching in the Oxford dental surgery. The effects of this bleaching can lost for month, this is dependent on the patient, for example if after treatment you continue to drink lots of coffee and smoke cigarettes then your teeth will lose their whiteness quicker.

Power bleaching uses light energy to accelerate the process of your teeth being bleached in a Oxford dentistry. There are different types of light energy that can be used for this procedure, the most common light used in Oxford dental practices is halogen or LED light. Trials have shows that the light that produced the most optimal results is in fact halogen light. This is because it is a high energy light that will excite your peroxide molecules, however without heating the pulp of the tooth.

Side effects with tooth whitening are not common but the most common side effects are a temporary increase in tooth sensitivity and mild irritation of the soft tissues of the mouth, particularly the gums. Tooth sensitivity often occurs during early stages of the bleaching treatment, after that your tissue will adapt. Tissue irritation most commonly results from an ill-fitting mouthpiece tray that is commonly used in at-home teeth whitening rather than the tooth-bleaching agent. These side effects tend to only last between 1-3 days at most.

Most patients that see an cosmetic dentistry Oxford often think the benefits of having white teeth outweigh the short term, minimal side effects.