While your teeth will look amazing after your appointment, continued consumption habits and daily wear and tear will dull your shine over time. Lucrecia Botella wants to make sure that you understand the recommended timeline so that you never have to get to a point where you’re unhappy with your look. For even more information on the teeth bleaching procedures available, visit us in Torrevieja.
Tooth whitening can be a very effective way of lightening the natural colour of your teeth without removing any of the tooth surface. It cannot make a complete colour change, but it may lighten the existing shade.
Habits
There are a lot of lifestyle habits that can affect your teeth and the frequency at which you need to have your whitening touched up. Drinking staining beverages like wine, coffee, or tea frequently, you’ll need to touch up more often – somewhere between every four to five months. If you’re a smoker, we recommend a more frequent visit – somewhere in the range of every three to four months.
Tooth Condition
Your natural tooth condition can define the frequency at which you need to get your whitening touched up. Consult with your Lucrecia Botella advisor to understand the natural tone and color of your teeth, as well as how you can achieve your ideal shade in the future.
Some people may find that their teeth become sensitive to cold during or after the treatment. Others may have discomfort in the gums, a sore throat or white patches on the gum line. These symptoms are usually temporary and should disappear within a few days of the treatment finishing.
If any of these side effects continue you have to tell us.
Preferences
More than any other factor, your personal tooth shade preference is the number one factor in determining your touch-up frequency. Discuss your preferences with your consultant to determine what your frequency for updates will be based on your personal tolerance for shade variation.
Your Lucrecia Botella consultant can also help you decide what a safe frequency for teeth whitening touch-ups. Investing in a teeth whitening touch-up package can be the perfect long-term investment in your personal aesthetic. Lucrecia Botella offers cost-effective packages that will result in a gorgeous, sparkling smile for years to come.
There is now laser whitening or ‘power whitening’. During this procedure a rubber dam is put over your teeth to protect the gums, and a bleaching product is painted onto your teeth. Then a light or laser is shone on the teeth to activate the chemical. The light speeds up the reaction of the whitening product and the colour change can be achieved more quickly. Laser whitening is said to make teeth up to five or six shades lighter.
Teeth whitening maintenance needs to be done on a regular basis. Much like keeping a youthful face with facials, and a tan year a round by going to a tanning salon, teeth need to be whitened periodically to keep them white.
We recommend the following tips to take care of your teeth:
•brush your teeth last thing at night and at least one other time during the day, with a fluoride toothpaste
•cut down on how often you have sugary foods and drinks
To learn more about safe and effective teeth bleaching, come and visit us in Torrevieja.
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