Has any one ever told you the exact colour of your teeth? I am sure people might have given you some abstract description of your teeth colour. Yes their opinion matters a lot in your life but it is unlikely that their description is correct. Truth to be told there is no standard way to judge the colour of the teeth accurately. Although there are some patterns according to which you can ascertain in which category your teeth colour falls.
Now it is quite logical that you would want to know if your teeth are white, shady or dirty. In addition you may also want to know if there are some tools available in the market which might help you out to identify your condition. The answer to these queries is positive and there is an established referencing technique that might help you out. The referencing technique essentially involves the use of shade cards to determine the colour of you teeth. Shades cards give you a good starting point to begin your endeavour to get a set of pearly whites.
There are generally four shades of teeth taken for reference by dentists all over the world. For example: A (reddish brown), B (reddish yellow), C (grey), D (reddish grey).
While 'A 'category teeth denote the dirtiest of teeth and those farther away tend to become whiter in appearance. Category 'A' requires intensive teeth whitening whereas 'D' requires less teeth whitening. Transition from dark to white needs some time and patience. Depending upon your teeth colour that the shade cards identify for you, you can go in for a customised teeth whitening after undergoing a proper consultation with your dentist.
Now once you have identified the color of your teeth, the next best thing that you possibly can do is visit your dentist. A consultation with the dentist will allow you to figure out a customized plan to whiten your teeth depending upon your current condition. Now in case you happen to have teeth which come in category the dentist might suggest an In-Office treatment which would involve you to take the whitening treatment in the dentists office. This procedure may sound costly; however avoiding it will be an even bigger mistake. In contrast if you have teeth which happen to come in category, the dentist might very well suggest you to regularly use a teeth whitening toothpaste. Irrespective what customized plan your dentist fixes up for you, it is critical that you follow his advice thoroughly. This will allow you achieve an excellent result.
Also one must note that there is a limit to which your teeth will get white. Some people expect too much in short span of time which can actually be counter productive .It is always advisable to take it steady as any carelessness might prove costly to your teeth. Every person has a natural colour of teeth. So if your teeth colour is little shady by birth then thinking ivory white is out of way.
People are very much the same, although some things, like their color, can be different. I’m not talking about hair, skin or eye color, but the tooth color. You don’t want to be in the yellow team, do you? I thought so… So, the natural teeth color can be in a variety of shades; but, the shade that you practically have is worse, thanks to the cigarettes, the coffee, the cola, the red wine or even the cherries and blueberries that we are consummating. But there are other reasons why our teeth are getting shady colors, like aging, accumulation of plaque, tartar deposits or even the over consumption of fluoride which leads to a "mottled" look of the teeth. Of course there are more reasons why teeth are losing their original color like treatment with the antibiotic during childhood or trauma to the teeth which causes a brown, gray or black color …
So, now that we’re finished with mustering the reasons why teeth are getting “not so white", let’s talk about how can we make them white? Dentistry has a specialized branch which takes care of the look of our teeth, called the cosmetic dentistry. The cosmetic dentistry treatments are vary. Here are a few of the most popular treatments: we have the "tooth bleaching", or the simple teeth whitening, the Enamel shaping, which reshapes the contouring enamel of the tooth ,we have the bonding which helps with chipped or cracked teeth and the tooth veneers, those ultra-thin laminates that are affixed directly to the teeth.
The materials used by dentists in the past were gold or amalgam as fillings or for other restorations. Even then, some of these teeth were veneered in porcelain. Now, cosmetic dentistry uses porcelain for the entire dental work. Porcelain has a look very much like the natural tooth. The bond to the underlying tooth is made with resin adhesives. For the teeth whitening through laser bleaching the only material needed is the hydrogen peroxide gel. Anywhere you go, the dentist will use some product containing anywhere from 15% to 30% this substance. But, before you begin your teeth whitening treatment, the dentist will protect the soft tissues by placing a gel or a special shield. He will also use a gel to isolate the gum areas. After that he applies the hydrogen peroxide to the teeth. The use of a laser light increases the whitening effect. Then you must rinse off the bleaching gel and repeat this procedure for a few times. See? it really isn’t so hard and the result can bring only joy into our life.
Before you do a teeth whitening, make sure you don’t have any white fillings. The thing with them is that they will remain less white after the teeth whitening, then the newly bleached teeth. And another problem for those who want to go to a cosmetic dentistry, to perform a teeth whitening, is the after time. Can we eat, can we drink? Well …yes, but there is a common side effect, the teeth sensitivity. This sensitivity worries us although for only 24 hours, so it’s not that bad…
Cosmetic dentistry can be an option only once…if we put some effort. Because the teeth whitening’s effect can be maintained. This way, we also make a little money saving, by putting a little bit of effort. We most follow a few simple steps, and we practically earn some money doing that…So, for someone who just finished a session of teeth whitening at a cosmetic dentist, here are the rules to follow for keeping your new teeth white on for as much as you like…First, use a whitening toothpaste; second, brush or rinse immediately after eating; third, use a straw to drink coffee, tea, colas and red wine…and, last, only for the ladies use pink based lipstick.
So, finally, let’s see what our options are(what cosmetic dentistry can do): if you have tooth-colored fillings, crowns, caps or bonding in your front teeth then bleaching, as a teeth whitening method is not really recommended. These materials are keeping their color and not turn white as the teeth…So their next option can be tooth veneers or bonding (also at the cosmetic dentistry).The veneers are those porcelain or plastic pieces which are glued at the front of the teeth. They can be two variants for veneers: porcelain (indirect) veneers or composite (direct) veneers. At the other hand the cosmetic dentistry’s bonding uses composite resin to recolor the smile…
Besides the dental (in-office) whitening at the cosmetic dentistry it is used, like we said earlier, the home treatment for teeth whitening. Wow…teeth whitening, without cosmetic dentistry, in the comfort of your home. And the quality is the same with a cosmetic dentistry’s teeth whitening. The first method is brush-on teeth whitening, and it is about letting it dry on our teeth and tah-dah…in the morning they’re white. But attention, not doing this hole thing at the cosmetic dentistry has two flaws, if you get the teeth whitening formula wet even with saliva it becomes really easy rubbing off parts of the formula. Second flaw is about one of it’s ingredients, alcohol, which causes bad breath. Cosmetic dentistry’s alternative method is the use of all kind of bleaching gels. If you have the time and money, we suggest teeth whitening at the cosmetic dentistry. The home made “white" is more for keeping it.
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