With a good hygiene routine at home and a regular schedule of preventive dental care, you can prolong the beautiful, healthy appearance of your smile and prevent most chronic dental issues. However, teeth stains are not like most chronic dental issues; even when your teeth are healthy, stains can still show up on their surfaces thanks to exposure to foods, beverages, and more. Fortunately, teeth stains can typically be erased as easily as they appear with a fast and effective professional teeth-whitening treatment. If your smile could use a pick me up due to a change in your teeth’s appearance, then ask your dentist if you should consider teeth-whitening.
How did stains develop in the first place?
Many dental issues, such as tooth decay and gum disease, are caused by excessive oral bacteria. Therefore, keeping bacteria under control is important to preventing their development. Teeth stains, however, can form on the surfaces of your teeth without the aid of oral bacteria. Over time, color molecules in food and beverages can cling to your tooth enamel, eventually tainting the appearance of your teeth. The longer you wait to erase the stains, the more noticeable and potentially embarrassing they become.
What can teeth-whitening do?
Teeth-whitening is a minor cosmetic procedure that works by chemically breaking up the stains on your tooth enamel. The powerful but safe agent is carefully applied to the surfaces of your teeth, often with a custom-designed take-home kit that allows you to apply the agent on your own time. In the span of 7-10 days, take-home teeth-whitening can significantly brighten your smile and erase even stubborn stains from your teeth.
Schedule a Teeth-Whitening Appointment Today
If your teeth are no longer as bright as they used to be, or they exhibit highly noticeable staining, then it may be time to consider undergoing professional teeth-whitening appointment as soon as possible. To learn more, call Syosset Dental in Syosset, NY today at 516-433-2211 or 516-921-1678.
