Bleaching and Teeth Whitening

Bleaching and Teeth Whitening by John Fraser


Bleaching and Teeth Whitening

John Fraser

Have you noticed the incredible amount of pressure being placed on us, by the media, to look good and feel great? Did you know that the vast majority of images you see in the media have been manipulated so that the people depicted look perfect? Now ask yourself, are you really happy with the you feel about your own appearance? Have you ever considered cosmetic surgery, microdermabrasion or teeth whitening to improve your looks?

Just four simple questions but the answers will tell us a great deal about how we feel about ourselves and how we would like to appear to others. One of the most important factors effecting the way in which people perceive us is the appearance of our face. Nearly everyone would willingly admit that they would like some improvement to their face such as younger looking skin. However one of the most important and most highly visible features of the face is our teeth and having a radiant smile can make a world of difference hence the massive interest in teeth whitening products.

The reason that they are called ?Hollywood smiles? is that virtually anybody who wants to be somebody in Hollywood has extensive cosmetic surgery including dental work to make their teeth perfectly aligned and pure white. Well these guys often have plenty of cash to have such improvements made to their appearance. Many of the pictures we see in the glossy monthly magazines contain photographs of plenty of other people with the body perfect, gleaming white smile and beautiful skin but, in the vast majority of cases, these images have been ?Photoshoped? enhanced and manipulated to make the person look thinner with spots, acne and other skin blemishes removed and the teeth whitened and the whites of the eyes made brighter and the color increased.

Today the need to have pure white teeth and a wide smile seems to be one of the most important requirements of looking great. More and more of the stars of Hollywood are having their teeth treated to ensure that they have the whitest teeth. The more stars we see with perfect teeth the more we feel the need to whiten our own teeth and, luckily, there are a number of ways in which teeth can be whitened.

Bleaching is one of the most common ways in which teeth whitening can be carried out but there are actually a few different types of teeth whitening techniques involving the use of a bleaching agent. These types range from over-the-counter kits available in the shops to professional tooth bleaching. Home bleaching, laser bleaching and combined bleaching are some of the most popular ways to whiten teeth.

There are various types of home kits available with most relying upon the beaching agent known as hydrogen peroxide. Although this chemical can be extremely powerful the gels provided to bleach teeth only contain a very mild solution. This means that the gel has to remain in contact with the teeth for about thirty minutes. To ensure that the gel remains in contact with the teeth a rubber mouth tray is used.

Professional teeth whitening treatments use a similar technique to bleach the teeth but are slightly more complicated. Often the bleaching solution is a little stronger than that found in OTC kits and many of the solutions are ?activated? or their strength is enhanced further by the use of a special light.

Increasingly common these days is the use of the two methods together. This method is referred to as ?combined teeth whitening?. Usually the home treatments are carried out for a short period before the professional treatment is performed in the dental surgery. Following this treatment the patient continues to use OTC treatments to maintain the whiteness but may return for further professional treatments as and when they are required.

One other treatment is internal bleaching. This process of injecting a tooth, through a small hole at the back, with bleach. After sealing the entry point with a temporary filing the bleaching agent is left in the tooth for around a week. After the desired level of whiteness is reached the bleach is remove and the hole sealed permanently. As this only treats the tooth from the inside out it is often used alongside of of the other treatments mentioned above.

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