Tips To Keep Your Teeth White After Professional Whitening
Our latest dental “how to” looks at teeth whitening aftercare….
At our Abbey Road dentist we offer a wide variety of high quality general dentistry, but also a wide range of increasingly popular cosmetic dentistry services too. One of the most popular cosmetic treatments our NW8 clinic offers is tooth whitening. This is a quick and cost effective way to transform your smile and we offer both an in-surgery treatment and at-home option (trays) depending on a patient’s preference.
When you have the treatment either at home or in our clinic we will give you lots of information about how to care for your teeth afterwards. We understand you will want to keep the effects of this incredible transformation for as long as possible, and we will do everything we can to help you do so. We also thought you would find this little guide handy so you can see why your teeth might get stained in the first place, and how you can keep them white following treatment with your local Abbey Road dentist.
How Do Teeth Get Stained?
There are many, many reasons teeth get stained including:
● Diet – various food and drink can stain our teeth
● Smoking – smoking stains teeth very quickly
● Chewing tobacco – chewing tobacco stains teeth very quickly
● A lack of oral hygiene – when your oral hygiene isn’t as it should be you don’t remove plaque and substances that stain the teeth
● Medical issues and treatments – chemotherapy and radiotherapy can cause our teeth to become discoloured, certain antibiotics can cause discolouration as can various medications and mouth rinses
● Ageing – the enamel on the outside of your teeth wears down with age, exposing the yellow material underneath which is called ‘dentin’
● Genes – some people are predisposed to yellowing teeth
● Accidents – trauma to the teeth can cause them to be discoloured
How Can I Whiten My Teeth?
If you are interested in whitening your teeth, please discuss this with us at your next appointment. We can discuss your budget, your expectations, the results you would like, and explain all the different options we have that could suit your individual needs.
How Can I Keep My Teeth White?
It is important to remember than a tooth whitening treatment won’t keep your teeth white forever, particularly if you do things that cause the teeth to stain quickly following the treatment. If you don’t take care to avoid certain foods and habits, your teeth may start to look less bright in as little as a month after the treatment. It is important you avoid all food and drink that stains as much as possible, and consider using this as a spring board to get you quitting smoking if that is a habit you have.
Take care to:
● Avoid things like red wine, tea and coffee
● Use a straw to consume drinks that stain
● Make sure your oral hygiene routine is excellent
● Consider touch up treatments with us
● Consider quitting smoking
Are you interested in having your teeth whitened with Abbey Road Dental in St John’s Wood?
If you’re interested in teeth whitening or any of our cosmetic dentistry services, please call us on 02076241603 and we will be more than happy to help.