Tooth whitening is one of the easiest procedures that can be done to improve the appearance of a smile. This procedure is referred to as bleaching. Is has been proven safe and long-lasting and can change the appearance of any ones teeth. As we age, our teeth gradually get darker in color. It's one of the things we have to look forward to as we get older. Coffee, tea, wine and tobacco contribute to this process. These brown or yellow stains usually respond well with at home bleaching or ZOOM. We offer both types at our office. Both bleaching types are a permanent way to whiten your teeth. Unfortunately crowns, veneers, fixed bridgework and bonding will not bleach.	AT HOME BLEACHING: We use at home bleaching which works well for someone if they are wanting to lighten their teeth gradually. This is done with custom bleaching trays which we make in our office. Most patients wear these clear trays at night when they are sleeping and rinse them out in the morning. The process is repeated every day for two weeks to a month, until the desired lightness is reached. Usually most patients will lighten a couple of shades lighter. ZOOM is the newer bleaching process which is done in a two hour process in our office. The bleach is applied three times at 20 minute intervals. The end result is usually instant. They are given custom bleaching trays to take home to do touch bleaching a few months later if they stain on their teeth from coffee or tea.
This patient did the ZOOM bleaching and this is his pre-op picture.	This is the same patient after he did the ZOOM. The difference is very noticeable. He was very pleased with his results.
This patient decided to bleach at home and she only did the upper teeth first to compare with the lower teeth. That way she could monitor her improvement. As you can see the difference is significant and this was only after two weeks.	What a great bleaching smile !!!!!