Your Best Smile

You can’t surf most websites without seeing an ad for teeth whitening services or products these days. Teeth whitening has become a national fascination as Hollywood stars flash their gleaming smiles for the cameras. However, it’s just not for the rich and famous anymore. According to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), teeth whitening procedures are becoming the most requested cosmetic dental procedure. Furthermore, in-home, self administered teeth whitening systems are more popular than ever with roughly close to a billion and a half dollars worth of over-the-counter teeth bleaching products sold per year.

Common questions people have is how bright can a person actually get their teeth and what can happen if someone bleaches their teeth too much?

Most importantly a dental office can do a much better job of teeth bleaching than over-the-counter do it yourself kits. The attention to detail of the application process limits any damage you might receive from self-administered teeth bleaching kits. In a typical dental office an application of hi-potency hydrogen peroxide solution is applied to the teeth. Care is taken to protect the surrounding gums with a protective coating and then an ultraviolet light is focused onto the teeth for around forty five minutes.

The ultraviolet light accelerates photoinitiators in the whitening gel which whitens the teeth. After an initial treatment the teeth can be very sensitive for up to several hours. Taking a dose of acetaminophen or ibuprofen can help ease the discomfort.

After the initial treatment your dentist will create a custom fitted mold for your mouth for maintenance bleaching at home. The molds or “bleaching trays” hold the bleaching agent against the teeth. Using too much of the bleaching agent will cause it to spill out over the gums and cause irritation to the soft tissue.

Most drug-store or mail order teeth whitening kits are not custom made and fit poorly against the teeth which can cause excessive gum irritation and poor results.

After a teeth whitening session most dentists recommend using teeth whitening toothpaste to maintain the teeth between treatments.

Excessive bleaching may lead to long term damage of the enamel of the teeth and in some cases the damage can be irreversible. When it comes to teeth bleaching, moderation is the key. Teeth bleaching should be done no more than a couple times a year in a dentist office with follow up treatments around a few days every couple months. Bleaching too often will cause the teeth to be come dehydrated, brittle and susceptible to staining since the pores of the teeth are free of it’s natural mineral balance. If a person notices that their teeth are becoming blue or too translucent it’s possible you are over-bleaching your teeth.

The long standing question of whether a person can get their teeth too white as a result of bleaching is not true. Teeth have a natural shade that can not be lighter than how they were created.

WOW Powder Oral Rinse is a plaque adsorbant that leaves your mouth and teeth clean and tasting fresh after each use. This new revolutionary patented product is highly effective against plaque buildup and tooth decay. It can be used conveniently anywhere and anytime traditional brushing and flossing can not be done. People who use Wow Powder Oral Rinse enjoy the following beneifts.

• The mouth is much cleaner
• The mouth is disinfected from bacteria
• Biofilm plaque buildup is removed from the teeth
• The mouth stays fresher and cleaner longer than traditional brushing and flossing

WOW Powder Oral Rinse comes in three great flavors in easy to use packs, (bubblemint, eucalyptus and mint), and works great in times when you need to brush but can’t. Simply pour a pouch into your mouth and swish.

Anywhere and anytime you need instant oral care, Wow Powder Oral Rinse is the answer. It’s great for coffee drinkers, cigarette smokers and for anyone who needs to brush but can’t. WOW Powder Oral Rinse is safe, effective against tooth decay and dentist recommended.

If you live in Seattle or Bellevue, WA and want to learn more about WOW Powder Oral Rinse, contact the Bellevue Center for Cosmetic Dentistry today. Dr. Lynn Jones, DDS would love to educate you on this great new oral care product.

The innovative two part Spraywhite 90^TM teeth whitening system has made previous teeth whitening systems obsolete.

The Spraywhite 90^TM system is the world’s first commercially available spray whitener that is simpler, safer, and is a more convenient choice for people on the go. It works faster than any other whitener on the market today with two to five times the shade improvements in the first 90 seconds of use. Users observer immediate rapid changes to tooth color and also see improvements in the health of their soft gum tissue.

Application is simple and easy with the spray application going directly on the teeth. Even though this system offers the strongest teeth whitener available, a person can easily self evaluate how to use it and adjust the strength to accommodate their tolerance level.

• Volume adjustment from one to three sprays
• The amount of time in the mouth from thirty to ninety seconds
• The dilution of the whitener with saliva by swishing
• The frequency of use, either daily or every other day
• Potency of strengths of the whitener or the maintenance solution

The next step of this system is to use the Enhancing Oral Rinse. This serves to enhance the bleaching as well as reduce any sensitivity that many users experience with this whitening system.

Dr. Lynn Jones at The Bellevue Center for Cosmetic Dentistry is proud to be one of the first dental practices offering this new innovative teeth whitening system in the Bellevue and Seattle area.

To learn more about this new teeth whitening product contact the office today at (425) 688-1345.