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Facts About Bleaching

Facts About Bleaching

Facts About Bleaching

Studies shows that teeth can got 4 tons white with bleaching treatment. 

There are several factors that affect the bleaching. One of them is the type of discolorations. If we roughly classify the discolorations , we can divide them into internal and external discolorations. The use of iron medications, enamel defects, poor oral hygiene, coffee, tea, cigarette coloring are examples of external coloring and can be treated with professional dental  and oral care. For discolorations like antibiotic use, metallic fillings, loss of vitality of the tooth, caries, infection, fluorosis and coloration due to a systemic disorder, professional care will not be enough and bleaching is needed in theese situations.

How many kinds of bleaching methods are available?


There is different methods to bleach a tooth. In our clinic in Antalya / Turkey we provide you all types of service. 

Bleaching can be done with only chemicals or , by abrading the tooth surface together with the chemicals. The procedure only with chemicals is suitable for people who do not have defects on their tooth surfaces. The presence of defects on the tooth surfaces requires the application of the technique called ''microabrasion''. There is also an intracoronal bleaching method is avaliable on the discoloration based on the canal treatment.

Bleaching can be divided into Home and Office types. In the office type bleaching process, medications are applied in the office and activated with light or laser,  the same process is repeated for a few sessions . For home-type bleaching, special plaques are prepared and the medication is applied to this plate before going to bed at night and kept in the mouth for about 6 hours.


Will I experience sensitivity during bleaching?


The problem of sensitivity varies from person to person and is more severe when aggressive methods are used. Sensitivity has been minimized with new systems. You will experience lighter complaints with office type because office-type bleaching has shorter contact with the tooth for one session and is possible to be interfered during the treatment.


Who Can Get This Treatment ?


For the process to be performed enamel must have reached the maturity . If you take into consideration the last teeth at age 12, it is not appropriate to apply bleaching before the age of 17-18, but it can be applied at an early age in cases that affect aesthetics such as single tooth coloration in the anterior teeth. Apart from this, it is an appropriate treatment for all individuals of all ages.


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