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Tooth whitening

The smile is our business card and often precisely because of the imperfect color of our teeth, smiling can become a problem to the point of making us feel embarrassed on public occasions. Teeth whitening is a cosmetic and conservative treatment that allows you to recover the white color of healthy teeth.

This process allows for the degradation of dental chromogens (caffeine, theine, carotene), i.e. the organic compounds responsible for yellow or stained teeth, recovering a lighter color.

To obtain good results, do-it-yourself methods and home solutions that involve the unmonitored use of bicarbonate or acidic agents such as lemon must be put aside. Even the whitening strips purchased in pharmacies that do not adhere perfectly to the surface of the teeth at all points risk causing spotty and non-homogeneous whitening. Teeth whitening is an operation that must be performed with the right tools and specific skills.

Professional chairside treatment It represents a whitening method used in the chair during a session by your dentist. It requires a short duration and guarantees evident results after just one session. It is indicated for the treatment of generalized pigmentation of the dental arches or limited to specific areas of one or more teeth, as in the case of some types of fluorosis, and can be monitored by the specialist throughout treatment. It also has the advantage that it can be stopped at any time.