It should be noted that teeth whitening is not in itself necessary for medical reasons. This, however, does not make this procedure useless for the patient: modern whitening gives a very noticeable effect – tooth lightening up to 10-12 tones, which greatly affects the appearance of thepatient, and therefore on his/here success, personal life, etc.

It should also be noted that the teeth may become lighter (though not to the same extent) even after a comprehensive cleaning, air flow procedure or removal of dental tartar.

Absolute contraindication to the whitening is an allergy to hydrogen peroxide.

Whitening often leads to increased sensitivity of the teeth (usually for 1-2 days after the procedure).

Modern methods of whitening are distinguished by the fact that it activates a chemical reaction to release oxygen from hydrogen peroxide.

ZOOM3 photo whitening

Photo whitening using Philips’ ZOOM3 system is the most advanced whitening technology, which gives a very noticeable and lasting result.

Features:

• using a lamp with a certain length of light to activate the reaction;
• quickness of the procedure – whitening in one visit to the clinic;
• effective and persistent – whitening up to 10-12 tones; the difference before and after whitening is very noticeable.

On the other hand, strong whitening causes greater sensitivity.

Opalescence whitening

Opalescence system is one of the systems, in which activation occurs by mixing 2 components. It causes less discomfort and sensitivity compared to photo-whitening, but its effect is also weaker.

The process is as follows:

• the doctor finds out the presence of contraindications, examines the patient, presents the procedure cost, selects the method of whitening.
• as a rule, the complex cleaning is scheduled prior to the whitening.
• a special gel is applied to the teeth. This gel reduces its sensitivity.
• soft tissues are insulated, as ingestion of whitening ingredients on them can cause burns.
• it is applied directly to the substance, with which whitening is performed, and, in the case of photo whitening, it is activated using a special lamp.