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Taking On Teeth Stains With Whitening Treatments

Teeth stains can be caused by multiple factors and could be a source of embarrassment. But our team can take these on and remove them with professional teeth whitening treatments! In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dentist talks about our in-office and at-home teeth whitening treatments.

The Causes of Your Teeth Stains

What causes unsightly yellow and brown stains to form on our teeth? These could be caused by tobacco use, or plaque buildup that develops due to a high amount of sugar in our diets and poor brushing and flossing habits. Lack of professional cleanings could be a cause too, as could drinks with dark pigments, such as soda, tea, red wine, and coffee. As part of your treatment, we will examine your smile to identify the causes and assess the severity of your discoloration. From there, we can choose the right teeth whitening treatment to brighten your smile!

Whitening Teeth In-Office

If you need to obtain a brighter smile in a short time frame, such as before a job interview or a first date, we can provide an in-office treatment. The procedure is simple. We will protect the lips and gums with a protective covering and then apply a powerful bleaching to the teeth. A special light is then used to activate the gel and begin breaking up the stains. We could repeat this process as needed, and in as little as one to two hours your smile could be several shades brighter.

At-Home Treatment

For more substantial discoloration, we could offer our take-home kit. You first visit our office for a brief appointment so we can take impressions of your teeth and create a set of custom plastic trays. We then send these trays and multiple plastic syringes of bleaching gel home with you. At home., you add the gel to the trays as instructed and wear them for a specific amount of time, usually about an hour a day. This is repeated for a week to ten days, and your smile could be up to eight shades brighter!

You can keep the trays and any leftover gel for touch-ups, and the trays help ensure even results across the surface of your smile. If you have any questions about teeth whitening, or if you want to schedule an appointment, then contact our team today to learn more. We want you to obtain results you can’t wait to show to the rest of the world!

Schedule Your Cosmetic Treatment With Dental Impressions

We want to help you obtain a bright and beautiful smile with professional teeth whitening. To find out more about our cosmetic treatments for stained teeth, call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.