Achieve a Brighter Smile
Teeth Whitening Summerville
Bright, white teeth are an essential characteristic of a classic, beautiful smile. It projects a healthy image that illuminates the symmetry and shape of your smile. Smoking, genetics, and consumption of foods like yellow mustard, coffee, and tea can all darken the color of your teeth, detracting from your smile's best features. If you think your smile would look better with whiter teeth, Dr. John Hess offers both in-office and take-home teeth whitening treatments at his practice serving Summerville, Goose Creek and North Charleston, South Carolina. Contact us today to learn more about how you can begin enjoying a whiter, more radiant smile.
Our Teeth Whitening Treatments
We offer two popular methods of teeth whitening: in-office bleaching and custom-made take-home whitening kits. Our in-office teeth whitening treatment can take up to an hour, giving you immediate results. First, the dentist will clean plaque and debris from your teeth. A special mouth guard will isolate your teeth, covering your gums and the insides of your cheeks. Next, a special bleaching agent containing hydrogen peroxide is applied to your teeth for about 15 to 30 minutes. At the end of that time, the bleaching agent is washed or suctioned off, and your teeth are given a fresh application for an additional 15 to 30 minutes. The number of applications will depend on the shade of white you wish to achieve. When treatment is complete, your teeth can be up to eight shades lighter. Because of a dehydration effect your teeth experience during treatment, they will appear especially bright immediately afterward, but can be expected to fade very slightly over the next one to two days. To learn more about the in-office teeth whitening we offer to Summerville and surrounding communities, please contact us today.
We can also create take-home kits you can use in your spare time to achieve a whiter smile. Dr. Hess creates custom-made dental trays resembling mouth guards that are designed to contain a low-concentration peroxide gel. With these at-home trays, you can administer your own whitening treatment for about an hour every day for two weeks. Take-home treatment whitens the teeth by several shades, though results aren't as prominent or as permanent as those made possible through professional teeth whitening.
Teeth Whitening Candidates
Determining the best method of teeth whitening for you depends on your level of dental sensitivity and the extent of your dental staining. If your teeth and gums are hypersensitive, you are probably best suited for take-home kits, which use a whitening agent less potent than that used during in-office treatments. If you have especially deep stains, Dr. Hess may recommend a take-home kit incorporating an especially strong whitening agent.
Learn More about Teeth Whitening
Professionally lightened teeth can make a tremendous difference in the appearance of your smile. It brings everything that is great about your smile to the forefront, and projects a radiant appearance of health and youthfulness. To learn more about what method of teeth whitening offered at out office serving Summerville is right for you, please contact us today.
