A whiter shade of pearl

Whitening your teeth using a home bleaching kit prescribed by your dentist or professional in-office bleaching in the dental surgery can impact how we perceive our mouth. It has the potential to provide a positive influence on our overall assessment where discolouration, slight crowding or overlap of our teeth is present.

Whitening is a way of assisting a natural outcome that maintains our individual characteristics. The teeth remain in their same position, but we put less significance on this aspect as a result of the gleam of whiter teeth. The optical effect is strengthened by ALL teeth undergoing a uniform change in appearance.

Making whitening a first step in cosmetically altering your teeth may be the only step necessary as other minor imperfections become less significant with a whiter smile. It can be similar to the ìtry before you buyî principle. It allows you to judge for yourself if further changes are required to accomplish a positive attitude about your appearance.

The cost for this conservative treatment is not so extensive to prevent you from pursuing additional cosmetic dental work should you desire.

Determining the best and most appropriate treatment relies heavily on giving a clear explanation to your dentist on your desires and expectations. Bleaching is not an appropriate treatment for everyone, and can only be determined with a full assessment by your dentist.

The safest and most effective results are achieved under the prescribed guidelines of your dentist.