Teeth Whitening

Everyone in Southern California, no matter if their job has anything to do with Hollywood, is having their smile compared with celebrities everywhere, from billboards to TV ads and cell phones to movie screens. And the secret is that almost all those gleaming smiles had help from a cosmetic dentist. Creating your personal perfect smile can change your life, whether charming customers, being hired, making friends, or on a first date.

The No. 1 step in a cosmetic smile makeover is teeth whitening. You may have naturally darker teeth or they may have become stained by drinking coffee, tea, red wine, colas, and foods like blueberries and tomatoes. Smoking also makes teeth appear more yellow and some medications cause discoloration.

You probably have tried the over-the-counter gels, trays, strips, rinses, and toothpastes, but been disappointed by how long it takes and the inconvenience to produce only modest improvement. Some of these can even be too strong and make teeth sensitive to pain and irritate gums.

Garden Grove Dental & Orthodontics can provide better alternatives. First, we can give you a set of plastic trays which have a professional grade of whitening solution, which you wear for a few hours a day for a prescribed time, resulting in greater whiteness in a shorter time than the OTC options.

Even better, you can spend an hour in our dental chair listening to music or watching a movie while we use a dentist-grade of hydrogen peroxide that is activated by a special light, which then removes up to eight grades of discoloration.

After whatever whitening method you choose, you should brush your teeth, if possible, or at least drink water after consuming anything that might stain. Once or twice a year, you can use the trays or come in for another in-office whitening to keep your smile sparkling.

Call Garden Grove Dental & Orthodontics today to set an appointment for a full dental examination and to explore your whitening options.