White teeth through the use of mouthwashes

Mouthwashes are often offered in advertising or drugstores to help whiter teeth. In general, however, these mouthwashes have very aggressive ingredients to achieve the desired and promised effect. On the contrary, the ingredients of mouthwashes, including chlorhexidine, can have a contrary effect. If used continuously and too frequently, it can stain the teeth brown instead of making them whiter. Mouthwashes in general are suitable for supporting oral hygiene and not for whitening teeth.

Products in the dental practice

If you wish to have teeth whitening treatment, it is always better to have it done in a dental office. Even the removal of superficial tooth discoloration is best done by professional tooth cleaning, either with a powder jet device or with rotating instruments such as small brushes or rubber cups, which together with an abrasive paste remove the deposits safely and gently. The treatment is completed with a fluoride application.

Also when treating with hydrogen peroxide, a thorough restoration and cleaning of the teeth is required. The dentist works with higher concentrated pastes or gels. Therefore it is important to cover the gums thoroughly before applying the products.

After application, the substance is activated with light, releasing oxygen and thus allowing it to develop its bleaching effect. At the end of the treatment, rinse thoroughly with water. However, this treatment takes quite a long time, but is completed with one session.

The success of the treatment can be measured by comparing before and after the treatment. For this purpose, a shade ring or a shade guide is used, which otherwise serves to match the color of the acrylic teeth to that of the remaining teeth when making a prosthesis. These color rings do not contain totally white teeth, because nature has provided us with teeth that are slightly yellowish.

Another method for white teeth is used for whitening pulp-dead teeth. In this case the tooth is darkened by blood in the dentine tubules. Here the dentist can lighten the tooth from the inside by opening the tooth into the pulp chamber and inserting a hydrogen peroxide containing insert. The inlay must be left in place for several days.