Tooth Whitening

Smile Makeover Specialist

Staining Habits
Maybe you live around the corner from your favorite wine bar, or find it hard to start the day without a cup of coffee and a smoke. Even a daily cup of afternoon tea can make your teeth a shade darker than you’d like. Pearly white teeth can help increase your self-esteem, and overall confidence—leading to a healthier lifestyle despite any less-than-healthy habits.

Restore That Color!
Tooth whitening is an increasingly popular cosmetic dentistry procedure that continues to improve with advances in whitening technology. Tooth whitening is safe, quick and inexpensive. You can lighten your upper and lower teeth, or just you upper depending on how many show when you smile and talk.

Tooth whitening can remove:

Stains from coffee, tea and red wine
Discolorations from cigarette and cigar smoke, or chewing tobacco
Yellowing caused by aging

There are different teeth whitening procedures, so it is important that you consult with Dr. Mrinal Bhatt as to which procedure is right for you.

Teeth Whitening with Zoom!
Your teeth are one of the very first features people notice about you, and a beautiful sparkling smile is part of your appearance that will make a long-lasting impression. Zoom! is quickly becoming one of the most popular of the all the tooth whitening systems available today because of its relatively short treatment time (45 minutes), it can lighten your teeth up to eight shades whiter, there is less fade, and it’s safe and comfortable when applied by a cosmetic dentist with tooth whitening experience.

The Zoom! procedure is simple in that we will expose your teeth, leaving your lips and gums covered. Dr. Bhatt then applies the Zoom! whitening gel. The light and the gel work together to gently penetrate your teeth, breaking up the stain and discoloration. While this is taking place, you will sit back and relax, listening to music or watching television. The gel is applied for 3 fifteen-minute sessions and then you go home with whiter brighter teeth!

In-Office Power Teeth Whitening
One method for whitening teeth is by using a whitening gel, which contains a high concentration of hydrogen peroxide, which is activated by a monochromatic UV lamp. This gel is applied directly on to the teeth and can usually be completed in one dentist visit. The dentists at Trans Zen Dental may recommend home whitening in addition to this procedure, to enhance the whitening effects.

At-Home Dentist-Supervised Teeth Whitening
A second method is at-home, dentist-supervised teeth whitening. For this procedure, you wear a custom-fitted mouth tray, which contains a teeth-whitening gel for a few hours at night or during the day. Every tray is adjusted to lighten teeth individually. On average, you will wear this mouth tray for a week or two. If you stains are severe, you might be advised to wear the trays for more than two weeks.

If your teeth are severely stained, you may need something more powerful, like porcelain veneers to get rid of years of stains or significant discolorations.

Over-the-Counter vs. Cosmetic Dentistry
If you stroll down the aisle of your local pharmacy, you’ll notice an abundance of teeth whitening products. However, it’s rare that over-the-counter teeth whitening trays will fit your unique mouth properly. A tray that fits incorrectly can cause the whitening gel to lean and can lead to gum irritation and an uneven and less effective whitening treatment. Furthermore, there is a much lower concentration of the active whitening agent in over-the-counter products. This makes these drug store products far less effective.

If you’re looking to remove unattractive stains or simply want a brighter, more aesthetically pleasing smile, contact Dr. Mrinal Bhatt today. She can conduct a smile analysis and help you determine which teeth whitening procedure is best for you. Call or e-mail our offices today!

Trans Zen Dental, PLLC
8753 E. Bell Rd., Suite 101 | Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: 480-563-4ZEN | Fax: 480-513-4ZEN