Tooth Whitening

Dental photos showing the before and after appearance of a patients teeth following a cosmetic tooth whitening procedure (sometimes referred to as tooth bleaching). The procedure used here was an in-office (surgery) chairside treatment.

Teeth maybe become stained and discoloured due to age, tobacco, coffee or tea. Other types of stains came be caused by antibiotics such as tetracycline, too much fluoride ingestion or loss of tooth vitality (pulp death). A number of tooth whitening systems are available to improve the cosmetic appearance of the teeth. The options include chairside tooth whitening, dentist supervised professional home use tooth whitening kit and restorative options such as tooth coloured composite restorations and veneers.