Tooth Whitening

A safe procedure that can lighten and brighten your natural teeth

Tooth Whitening is a successful and simple method of lightening the colour of your teeth, which can boost confidence if you’ve been self-conscious about the look of your teeth in the past.

At Stonegate Dental we offer a highly professional teeth-whitening service that is tailored to the individual.

Tooth whitening is a minimally invasive, safe, aesthetic solution for people displaying tooth discolouration or who just simply want a brighter, whiter smile

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Under the supervision of your dentist, whitening your teeth is completely safe. The special whitening gel uses carbamide peroxide as the primary ingredient to brighten your smile and is readily used by millions of people worldwide.

You can expect results fairly quickly, but each patient is different and it can take a bit longer on some. – . However, to obtain the optimum natural whiteness of your teeth, we recommend that you use the home kits every day for a week.

We also advise that you see the hygienist regularly to keep staining to a minimum and to avoid anything strong in colour such as red wine, curries etc…whilst you are using the gel.

You can resume back to your normal diet once you are happy with the colour of your teeth.

First of all, we take an impression of your teeth so that custom-made trays can be built for your individual bleaching procedure.

A special whitening gel is then placed within these comfortable trays and fitted snugly over your teeth. As the carbamide peroxide in the gel is broken down, oxygen enters the enamel and dentine of your teeth to give a bright, whitening effect by bleaching out discolouration.

The structure of your teeth is not changed, they are simply made whiter.

Side effects are unlikely, although a small number of people could experience increased sensitivity to heat or cold during whitening. But this is only temporary, and can usually be treated with a pain relief product such as paracetamol.

Usually, this sensitivity disappears within 48 hours of the whitening process. It is best to avoid very hot or cold drinks within 48 hours of your whitening treatment.

The results may be permanent although the duration of your whitening procedure does depend largely upon you. Take care to practice good oral hygiene and brush normally, especially after consuming staining foods or beverages.

Your results could last for years. However, if you use coffee, tobacco and red wine on a regular basis, you may need periodic top up treatments.

You can buy individual syringes of the tooth whitening gel for £25.00 each.

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