How Can I Improve the Whiteness of My Teeth? Alderley, Newmarket, Brisbane

Extrinsic staining, meaning staining sitting on the superficial surface of the teeth often occurs in patients who smoke or drink a lot of coffee or tea. Sometimes young patients present with extrinsic staining from swimming in chlorinated pools. In cases like this, extrinsic staining can often be removed through a regular or a thorough scale and clean and polish. The staining is very superficial and only on the surface. And hence, it can also be removed through the use of the right abrasive toothpaste, bearing in mind that there are some negative implications to using these types of products.

If the staining is intrinsic, or deep in the tissues of the teeth it is often harder to budge. Intrinsic staining occurs in the enamel of patients that have been consuming a lot of coffee tea over time, and it’s now backed up and infused into the enamel tooth structure. Although rare, tetracycline staining resulting from exposure to tetracycline antibiotics in childhood, can be a form of hard to remove intrinsic staining.

One being the at-home teeth whitening procedure, which involves making custom-fitted trays unique to each individual, and using a high level of peroxide. Gentle enough to be able to do the whitening, but strong enough to make a difference to the shade.

The second option that we have is Zoom teeth whitening. This is the world’s leading in-chair whitening procedure, and it involves coming to our practice for about an hour and a half or two hours. And having a strong whitening gel activated by a special light to produce a wonderful result equivalent to about two to three weeks of the at-home whitening.