Making The Smile Look Younger

Smiling to anyone we meet creates some amazing results but due to aging many of are ashamed to smile because of yellowing teeth. This changing of the colour to our teeth is a natural process and depending on the thickness of the enamel can take up to ten years to make a significant impact to the tooth's appearance.

The great news is the teeth whitening industry has produced some amazing products and services to safely whiten our teeth and restore our smile and does not need to be done by leading Harley street dentists or cosmetic dentists!

Mainly the teeth change colour due to our everyday repetitive lifestyles which gently stain our teeth as we eat things like curries, pasta sauce, beatroot and much more. Drinks like tea, cola, coffee and blackcurrant juice will also create staining. Lastly if you smoke then this can be one of worst things to stain the teeth. Many things which colourants are impossible to avoid and therefore it becomes a continuous battle to keep them white.

The home kit products like the whitening trays, pens and teeth whitening strips all work really well but need to considered as a slow burn method of whitening the teeth as many of these products will use a milder whitening gel called carbamide peroxide which is perfect for lighter staining or for keeping a smile bright after having a professional treatment. Sometimes people lose heart as they try a cheaper home kit product and will see little change and then give up. Just remember you pay for what you get and therefore one or two applications are unlikely to make much difference.

The professional options will cost more but give better long term results and in most cases take less time to whiten the teeth. Take power whitening which uses a series of light like L.e.d.s. to energise the whitening gel and then transfer that energy in to the teeth to whiten them. The reason it is worth the investment is because when using a hydrogen peroxide the deep cleansing of the teeth is more powerful and tends to result in faster more whiter coloured teeth.

Another system used frequently is the trays based systems which are made specifically by your dentist to fit your mouth and then worn overnight to bleach the teeth. This sounds quite painful but many people will find this a very effective way of getting deep in the enamel to lift out the colour.

Whitening will give you back that winning smile but you will need to keep it up as the likelihood is that you will still be drinking tea, coffee and all the other things which will stain our teeth and by doing some regular teeth whitening the smile will stay bright and make you look younger. Good luck!