Some foods, beverages, behaviours, and other factors change the colour of your teeth even despite your best oral hygiene efforts. That does not mean you have to settle for stained or dull teeth. We provide teeth whitening in NE Calgary to significantly and quickly whiten your teeth.
Teeth Whitening Near You
We offer in-office and take-home teeth whitening in NE Calgary, AB.
Teeth become stained and discoloured by many of the foods we eat (curries and other strongly coloured foods and sauces), beverages we drink (tea, coffee, and red wine are some of the worst culprits), and from smoking (nicotine and tar are powerful staining agents).
The yellowish dentin below the enamel layer on your tooth is exposed as that enamel wears away with age, and other colour changes are caused by serious infections, trauma, injury, and the side effects of some medications.
Professional teeth whitening in NE Calgary, AB, uses hydrogen peroxide and carbamide peroxide bleaching compounds to dissolve and remove stains and discolouration. Over-the-counter tooth whitening strips you might purchase at a drugstore use much weaker formulations of those bleaching compounds. With stronger compounds that can be tailored to your specific stains, dentists can provide faster, safer, and more intense teeth whitening in NE Calgary, AB.
Teeth Whitening Options
The first format of professional teeth whitening near you is in-clinic whitening. The bleaching compounds will be placed in a tray that is placed over your teeth for as long as necessary to gradually achieve the final result. Your dentist will then expose your teeth to a powerful LED light to speed up the reaction and breakdown of the stains. Over the course of a single one-hour appointment, that process will be repeated up to four times. That one-hour appointment may whiten your teeth by as many as eight shades.
The second format of professional teeth whitening can be applied at home but with a dentist’s supervision and involvement. After assessing your teeth, listening to your goals, and customizing the materials to your particular needs, we can provide trays of bleaching compounds for you to use in the comfort of your own home.
Three Key Points About Teeth Whitening
- Bleaching compounds cannot remove discolouration caused by trauma, infection, or the side effects of medication. Your dentist will offer other cosmetic dental options for those situations.
- Yellowed teeth respond best to teeth whitening near you, which also shows results in browned teeth. Whitening is least effective on gray-tinged teeth.
- The cleanest teeth are not actually white but fall naturally within a wide spectrum of shades that your dentist will review with you.
We are happy to provide teeth whitening in NE Calgary. Contact us to request a consultation today!