Is whitening my teeth risky for the enamel?

For teeth whitening, here are the solutions available to you. Enough to ensure an ultra white smile, provided you follow certain rules.

Whiten your teeth at the dentist

Those who laugh with one hand in front of their mouth, and who want an ultra-serious protocol.

To obtain a lightening result, three tones below its original color, go to a dentist who is used to practicing this technique: active ingredient based on hydrogen peroxide, capable of crossing the enamel and discoloring the yellow of the dentin + custom-made gutters + two checks, one per week. The first two days, we test our gutters for two hours in a row to check that we support the treatment well. If everything is OK, we sleep with it for two weeks.

During the course of the treatment, the enamel becomes hypersensitive. This is normal, it fades when bleaching stops. Be careful, the treatment only works on living teeth, therefore not devitalized.

The shade obtained will always be brighter than before, but we quickly forget... To avoid being tempted to resume an appointment too quickly, we take a before/after reference selfie, and we adopt a reasonable bleaching rate, i.e. every 2/3 years.

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Teeth whitening at home

Those who do not want to leave an arm there.

The most fashionable principle – and which works: the strips to stick on the teeth. These flexible strips, soaked in whitening gel, mold to the shape of the teeth and keep for thirty minutes in the mouth (3D White, Crest).

During the treatment, we avoid smoking and eating or drinking anything that stains the teeth: soda, tea, coffee, red wine, but also beets, carrots and red fruits. To be done twice a year, no more!

We brush our teeth with the excess product.

Have white teeth every day

Those who want to preserve their whiteness or the natural radiance of their smile for a long time.

Gentle brushing, three times a day for three minutes, with a soft-bristled brush, from the gum to the tooth. A gel toothpaste with blue or red dyes is used for the contrast effect.

After a soda, we think of mouthwash to stop the abrasive process.

We barely rinse after brushing, to keep the active ingredients of the toothpaste in the mouth. To be tested, this unique, non-foaming toothpaste with nourishing prebiotics and remineralizing xylithol (from Gallinée).