Tooth whitening is most popular cosmetic surgery procedure. Everybody dreams about white teeth and a beautiful smile. Healthy Dental, District Heights, MD and Hyattsville, MD. has been providing people shiny and pearly teeth for almost two decades.

Why tooth whitening is required?
Our teeth lose its color due to following reasons:

• Poor oral care
• Drinking dark colored liquids such as coffee,cola,tea etc.
• Chewing tobacco
• With age enamel gets thinner and porous and dentin becomes darker

To remove stain and yellowish color tooth whitening is performed.

There are two types of Tooth whitening procedures

Vital whitening: It consists of applying a gel which contains a form of hydrogen peroxide on teeth. After applying gel a specialized light is used to activate the gel. It takes usually 30 to 90 minutes. Depending upon type of stains one to three visits might be required to remove stains and discoloration. Vital whitening can be also performed at home but it takes 2 to four weeks to achieve desired result. In home whitening, doctor will provide you with mouthpiece which is made after taking impression of your teeth. Once gel is applied, you need to wear this mouthpiece for gel effect to take place.

Non vital whitening: Some time stains on teeth are caused due to root canal treatment. In such case since stains come from inside of tooth, vital whitening does not work. Non vital whitening is used in such case. In Non vital whitening, whitening agent is put inside tooth and temporary filling is used on top of it.

For more information on tooth whitening procedure and price, call Healthy Dental at (301) 202-2222, District Heights, MD and Hyattsville, MD.