We offer a number of cosmetic treatments to help address the esthetic imperfections with the appearance of your smile. If you have stained teeth, we can brighten them with professional teeth whitening. Our Albany, NY, dental office can provide a solution that brightens teeth by multiple shades!
The Causes of Your Teeth Stains
Why do we develop unsightly teeth stains? Dental discoloration could be due to factors that cause plaque buildup, which makes discoloration more visible. These factors could include poor brushing and flossing habits, a diet high in sugar and starch, and lack of professional dental cleanings. You could also develop stained teeth due to tobacco use, or consuming beverages with dark pigments, like soda, coffee, tea, and red wine. Our team will examine your smile to assess the cause and severity of your discoloration, so we can choose the right treatment option for you. In many cases, our take-home whitening kit can offer a much brighter smile!
Take-Home Whitening Kits
With this teeth whitening kit, our team will take detailed images and measurements of your smile in our office so that we can custom-fit a set of plastic trays. We then send these trays home with you, along with multiple plastic syringes containing a powerful bleaching gel. At home, you fill the trays with the gel and wear them for a specific amount of time each day, usually a half hour to an hour. The trays ensure the results are even across your teeth and that saliva cannot dilute the gel’s strength. You repeat this process for about one to two weeks, and your teeth could be up to eight shades brighter. The trays and any remaining gel are then yours to use for touch-ups in the months to come.
Masking Teeth Stains
But what if you have severe teeth stains, the intrinsic kind that form beneath the outer enamel? For these, we may instead mask the discoloration instead of using our trays and gel. With dental bonding, we can use the same composite resin employed in our fillings to mask the stains. Our team could also create custom porcelain veneers to mask discoloration. With veneers, we can also address issues with the shape of the teeth and even fill gaps between them.
If you have any questions about our professional teeth whitening kits, or about any of our other cosmetic treatments, such as porcelain veneers, then contact our team today. We want to help your smile truly shine!
Learn More About Teeth Whitening With Your Albany, NY Dentist
We want to help you enjoy a significantly brighter smile again. To find out more about our cosmetic treatment options, then please call our Albany, NY, dental office today at (518) 869-5397.