How long does professional teeth bleaching last?
If u do not drink tea or coffee on a regular basis?
It is different for everyone. Our teeth darken naturally with age. When you bleach your teeth, it bleaches the entire tooth, not just what the bleach touches. If you pulled the tooth out, you would see the whole root system is bleached as well. That being said, I believe all the things that stain our teeth (surface staining ) like caffeine, smoking , red wines, can be cleaned off by the hygienist. Over a long period of time, yes, these things will change the color of your teeth internally, but it took you all these years to reach the shade you are now, and I do not think you will ever go back to that shade after you bleach. Maybe if you live a really long long time…lol… Bleaching lasts a very long time, your teeth can still stain, but clean it off…lol
Not everyone is a candidate for bleaching though. There are different ranges of colors, Yellows, Grays, reddish-browns. Yellows bleach out very well, but grays and reddish-browns almost never do.
When you start bleaching, look in the mirror everyday, when you are happy with what you see, stop bleaching, put the bleach in the fridge for future maintenance applications. I rec. to my patients that after every professional teeth cleaning (usually every six months) they put their trays in to brighten them up. That is usually all the maintenance you need to keep the shade you like.
There are no rules to shade, it is a matter of what makes you happy when you look in the mirror. If you don’t care, don’t bleach, if it bothers you, throw your trays in.
Enjoy your white teeth !!
Peace
Usually once a year touch-up or when you fill you need it.
References :
work in the dental field=30+ yrs.
It varies from person to person as we all have different diets but generally, it should last 12-18mths if you don’t drink lots of tea, coffee or red wine and don’t eat too many spicy foods. Once you have bleached to your desired shade, you can just keep the rest of the bleach in the fridge and use it to top up at a later date if you see they are starting to look darker again.
Hope this helps!
References :
Dental Nurse of 10yrs.
It is different for everyone. Our teeth darken naturally with age. When you bleach your teeth, it bleaches the entire tooth, not just what the bleach touches. If you pulled the tooth out, you would see the whole root system is bleached as well. That being said, I believe all the things that stain our teeth (surface staining ) like caffeine, smoking , red wines, can be cleaned off by the hygienist. Over a long period of time, yes, these things will change the color of your teeth internally, but it took you all these years to reach the shade you are now, and I do not think you will ever go back to that shade after you bleach. Maybe if you live a really long long time…lol… Bleaching lasts a very long time, your teeth can still stain, but clean it off…lol
Not everyone is a candidate for bleaching though. There are different ranges of colors, Yellows, Grays, reddish-browns. Yellows bleach out very well, but grays and reddish-browns almost never do.
When you start bleaching, look in the mirror everyday, when you are happy with what you see, stop bleaching, put the bleach in the fridge for future maintenance applications. I rec. to my patients that after every professional teeth cleaning (usually every six months) they put their trays in to brighten them up. That is usually all the maintenance you need to keep the shade you like.
There are no rules to shade, it is a matter of what makes you happy when you look in the mirror. If you don’t care, don’t bleach, if it bothers you, throw your trays in.
Enjoy your white teeth !!
Peace
References :
I am 30yrs in the dental field