What are the best ways to whiten your teeth?

A sensitive subject that a lot of people have a hard time talking about, is the color of their teeth. Some people are comfortable with the shade of their teeth, while others are very insecure about how their teeth look and want to change that. The thing about teeth whitening is that it’s a subject you need to be informed about. The more you know, the better you can go about whitening your teeth to the best that they can be.

Tips to Keep Your Teeth White

Stay away from wine, cigarettes and coffee. Each of these substances can cause stubborn stains to form on your teeth. If you must indulge in these things, be sure to follow up by brushing your teeth immediately after. You may also want to look into the disposable toothbrushes so you don’t have to carry a toothbrush with you all the time. The abrasive surface helps clean your teeth.

Always Consult Your Dentist Before Whitening

If you over use teeth whitening products, especially extremely powerful ones, you could be doing serious harm to your teeth. You should always consult with your dentist before going through such a procedure and make sure it’s safe for you to do so. If your dentist says it’s too soon or you’ve done it too many times – listen to him!

Laser Teeth Whitening

You can have a tooth whitening procedure that is done with a laser at Island Dental. This procedure is probably the quickest solution when you want your teeth whitened and brightened. A bleaching agent is applied to the teeth before being activated by a laser. You will have instantly whiter teeth, and they will be up to 6 times whiter.

Zoom

In order to get your teeth as white as possible, you may want to talk to us about Luma-light or Zoom treatments. These treatments have a high concentration of peroxide with light wavelengths, and is so effective, that your teeth could end up 10 shades lighter. It is also a safe procedure.

Hopefully, with all of the information that you have just learned, you should start feeling like you have some good strategies to whiten your teeth. Just remember to keep positive and to apply all that you learned in this article. If you do apply all that you have learned to the best of your ability, success should surely follow.

If you want to know more about how to whiten your teeth then give us a call at out Franklin Square Long Island office at (516) 565-6565.