The holidays are here, and a bright smile fits right in. Main Street Dental Smiles offers safe, quick teeth whitening, so you can leave with a brighter smile.
Why Teeth Stain
Some causes are unavoidable, like aging, injury or illness. Others can be prevented, like dark foods and drinks, smoking and gaps in oral hygiene. There are two kinds of discoloration:
- Extrinsic: surface stains on the enamel from things like coffee, berries and red wine.
- Intrinsic: discoloration in the deeper layer of the tooth, often from injury or certain medications.
How Whitening Works
In-office whitening is the fastest option: a hydrogen or carbamide peroxide gel breaks down stain molecules and leaves teeth several shades brighter in one short visit. For at-home whitening, we make custom trays and give you professional gel to wear for several hours a day over a week or two.
Are You a Candidate?
Whitening works well on dull or yellowed teeth from food, drink or tobacco. It does not fix discoloration from injury, childhood fluorosis or medications like tetracycline, and it does not change fillings, crowns or dentures. In those cases we may suggest veneers or cosmetic bonding.
Keeping Your Smile Bright
- Brush and floss every day.
- Limit coffee, red wine and berries.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Avoid tobacco.
- Snack on crunchy fruits and vegetables.
- Keep up with cleanings to remove new surface stains.
Teeth Whitening in Whitesboro, TX
Call (903) 564-3451 or contact us to brighten your smile in time for the holidays.