What do you mean by Teeth Whitening? | Types, Causes, Precautions | Dr Malvika Jain

Teeth Whitening is a dental process in which a dentist lighter your teeth colour and assists to separate stains and discolouration from your teeth. Tooth Whitening is one of the best dental cosmetic techniques because it can improve your teeth colour.

Teeth Whitening

Most of the dentists does teeth whitening. This is not a single time process. It should be repeated from time to time if you want to continue your teeth bright colour.

Types of Tooth Discoloration

Types of Tooth Discoloration

There are two types of tooth discolouration

• Extrinsic Discoloration: are those discolourations which can easily appear on teeth. In this discoloration, the outer most layer of our teeth (enamel) is stained. The major reason behind this is wine, coffee, cola etc. Smoking is one of the biggest factors of extrinsic stains.
• Intrinsic Discoloration: are those in which the inner part of the tooth discolours because of stained. Intrinsic Discoloration is different from extrinsic discolouration because the extrinsic stains spread out on all teeth but intrinsic stains are spread out on a particular part of teeth and small, but very dark in colour.

Causes of Teeth Discoloration or Tooth Staining

Causes of Tooth Discoloration

• Smoking Habits: is one of the biggest reason of tooth staining because the nicotine present in tobacco product leaves brownish deposits on our teeth.
• Injury: Any serious injury can create small cracks in your teeth, which can collect huge amounts of stains and debris.
• Age: is one of the biggest reasons of tooth discolouration because age directly affects the tooth colour.
•  Eating Habits: this can also turn your teeth colour to yellow because of red wine, coffee, carrots, oranges and other beverages products.

Types of Teeth Whitening

Types of Teeth Whitening

There are various types of teeth whitening are as follows:

• In-office Teeth Whitening: is one of the best methods of teeth whitening because this provides an accurate result within one hour. This process is only done in a dental clinic. But this process is expensive as compared to other teeth whitening process. But this is time-saving as compared to other teeth whitening process.
• In-home teeth whitening: This process is done with the help of teeth whitening trays and gels. Teeth Whitening trays and gels are effective but it takes a long time to whiten your teeth as compared to in-office teeth whitening. But this is cost effective and you can do this task at home.
• Teeth Whitening Strips: also a good way through which you can whiten your teeth. But it takes a long time as compared to in-home teeth whitening tray and gel. Because the whitening of your teeth completely depends on how much amount of peroxide present in the strip.
• Tooth Whitening Toothpaste: You can use tooth whitening toothpaste for teeth whitening. Because there are so many teeth whitening toothpaste present in the market through which you can remove stains from your teeth.
• Other Teeth Whitening Products: There are some other teeth whitening product like as dental floss, chewing gum and mouthwashes.

Precautions during and after Teeth Whitening

•          Stay away from the tobacco product.
•       Less Consumption of beverages product.

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