Dental Care

"Smile someone will usually wider and brighter if more white teeth because he's confident," joked drg. Henny Susanty, Chief Expert at SmileXpress Smile Teeth Whitening Studio, Plaza Indonesia. Not without reason the Henny said. According to the research of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, 99.7 percent of adults believe that a smile is the most important asset in the association and 96 percent of adults believe that a smile can add to the allure. So, no wonder if many people are willing to spend more to whiten her teeth. Unfortunately, most people think twice about doing this procedure because the process is long and can not stand the pain that usually occurs after whitening teeth. In SmileXpress own, tooth whitening is done with the latest methods and tools are made ​​in just one hour.

Henny explained, prior to treatment, patients will be interviewed about the condition of his teeth. Among other things, whether the sensitive teeth and suffered gaging reflex. Then, the color of the patient's teeth will be matched with a tooth shade chart. Appropriate color to be photographed together with your teeth as a benchmark. Patients were also required to wear goggles to prevent eye damage. Dental patients also cleaned first with sand and polishing the tooth surface and the gingival dried. Next, the doctor will apply the gingival protection gel, and shine a light curing for 20-30 seconds so that the gel hardens and gingival protected.

Afterwards, cheek rectrator paired so that the patient's mouth to open mouth fully and whitening procedures can be done perfectly. Teeth whitening gel and then smeared dilaser for ten minutes. Teeth with laser irradiation is usually done 3-4 times, depending on the color of the patient's teeth and the desired level of whiteness. At every pause with laser irradiation, terlelebih aspirated fluid in the mouth first and whitening gel is applied again. After the teeth whitening procedure, the patient will usually feel pain but on a small scale and disappear in 1-2 days.

So how long teeth whitening results will last? "Teeth whitening methods and tools can last up to 2-3 years," said explained the best graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Trisakti in 2002's. Condition, patients should avoid excessive consumption of tea, coffee, wine, or cigarettes. Patients are also advised to avoid tea, coffee, wine, or cigarettes at least two days to a week after treatment. But, do not worry if the back teeth discolored. "It could be improved with maintenance every 4-6 months," said Henny.

Henny insists that every person after the color of the teeth whitening teeth definitely different. "Some types of teeth whitening dramatically in just a few days, while other types of teeth may require several weeks. Yellow teeth bleached easier than gray teeth, and tooth-colored due to tetracycline (antibiotic) will be more difficult whitened, "said Henny. Except pregnant and lactating mothers, teeth whitening with this method can be done by anyone as long as it is aged 16 years and over. "The younger the tooth, the result will be more brilliant," Henny said with a smile.