Not what I was told.I was told there was no point in going for whitening if I wanted to continue drinking coffee, so the choice was easy.
She does that and props your jaw open so you don't have to strain keeping an open mouth. She also stuffs cotton rolls between your gum & lips, and gum and tongue to prevent touching.Before he uses the Peroxide, he puts a liquid coating on my gums and the backsides of my lips..........
Thanks, Barry, but I'm VERY happy with Dra. Olivo...:classic:waytogo said:I have the staff (Professional & Licensed)and I will make sure they do the best work possible..............
CB.........When open........first Cleaning and Whitening is on the house.........
B in Santiago
You can't drink coffee nor eat anything which will stain your teeth for 3 days, that's it.
I drink coffee afterwards and my teeth stay a natural white.
Not what I was told.
Just a 24 hour ban on coffee, tea, colored sodas and foods/drinks with artificial colors.
After that, no problem.
I suspect-don't know for sure-there are different methods that react different ways, both short and long term.
I was told the whitening will last as long as the original white enamel did. If you have good, hard enamel (like mine) it'll possibly outlast me. If your enamel is soft and easily colored or stained, it won't and a repeat may be necessary.
But at US$185 in the hands of a highly competent professional, it's a real bargain.
You and me both...But even 24 hours without coffee will be a challenge for me.
Wiki said:Light-accelerated bleaching
Power or light-accelerated bleaching, sometimes colloquially referred to as laser bleaching (a common misconception since lasers are an older technology that was used before current technologies were developed), uses light energy to accelerate the process of bleaching in a dental office. Different types of energy can be used in this procedure, with the most common being halogen, LED, or plasma arc. Clinical trials have demonstrated that among these three options, halogen light is the best source for producing optimal treatment results.[6] The ideal source of energy should be high energy to excite the peroxide molecules without overheating the pulp of the tooth.[7] Lights are typically within the blue light spectrum (CB: the light is an attractive pale blue) as this has been found to contain the most effective wavelengths for initiating the hydrogen peroxide reaction. A power bleaching treatment typically involves isolation of soft tissue with a resin-based, light-curable barrier (CB: this is the prep that takes most time and is fairly intricate to get some of the resin just under the gum line; it hardens and has to be physically extracted, coming out like semi-hard plastic), application of a professional dental-grade hydrogen peroxide whitening gel (25-38% hydrogen peroxide), and exposure to the light source for 6?15 minutes. Recent technical advances have minimized heat and ultraviolet emissions, allowing for a shorter patient preparation procedure. Most power teeth whitening treatments can be done in approximately 30 minutes to one hour, in a single visit to a dental physician.
LOL...this gave Mom CB a rationale to stop and buy good white wine...Red wine is a no-no.....
my Achilles heel
LOL...this gave Mom CB a rationale to stop and buy good white wine...
To some, "good" = "cheap". Readily available...hard to find good white wine in RD.... outside of Jarabacoa ---- hahaha
She fond a RD$290 Chilean Chardonnay she's crazy about, a brand called Ri8s (a stylized Rios)the new Nacional is very good..... all Nacionals are good
Cheap ?? Never......
Value is what to search for.... value
Price is for snobs..... label hounds....
Go to a pharmacia and ask for agua oxigenada..Do they sell hydrogen peroxide here? in those brown bottles? I've looked and looked but seem unable to locate it on the shelves in most of the stores.... typically when I had access to it I would pour some on my toothbrush each day and have noticed the whitening effects over time.....
Do they sell hydrogen peroxide here? in those brown bottles? I've looked and looked but seem unable to locate it on the shelves in most of the stores.... typically when I had access to it I would pour some on my toothbrush each day and have noticed the whitening effects over time.....