Teeth Whitening

Tooth Whitening in Philadelphia, Main Line, and Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Teeth whitening is easy and gives you dramatic results. Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Marshall provides her Philadelphia, Pennsylvania patients with the safest and most effective treatments rather than just the newest treatments. To view photos of some of our previous patients please see the Before and After Gallery.

Factors in Your Tooth Color

The shade of your tooth enamel may be the result of:

• Eating habits –strongly pigmented foods such as blackberries or blueberries will stain the teeth;
• Drinking habits –strongly pigmented drinks such as colas, black tea, coffee, or red wine also stain the teeth;
• Smoking habits – nicotine causes yellow staining;
• Drugs and chemicals – some will discolor the teeth and if tetracycline is given during childhood, it will embed stains as the teeth develop. This type of staining is deep and harder to remove.
• Genetic factors – we each have an inborn tooth enamel shade

Daily brushing and flossing will remove superficial stains and regular professional cleaning will remove more; but if nothing is done beyond that, our teeth gradually yellow and darken as we age.

Fast In-Office Teeth Whitening

Dr. Marshall uses the Zoom! Teeth Whitening system, marketed by Discus Dental. It is a popular system with cosmetic dentists because it is effective and patients are very happy with its results. In a little over an hour, you can have your teeth brightened by about nine shades and go straight back to work or other daily activities.

The Zoom! System includes a take-home kit for later touch-ups. Some people use it immediately, confident that their teeth can become even whiter than their in-office procedures made them. The choice is yours and before you leave we will show you how best to use the kit – for example, how much whitening gel to place in the customized trays.

For more information, see Zoom! Teeth Whitening.

Take-Home Teeth Whitening Kits

Dr. Marshall would have two trays made for you, designed to fit your upper and lower arches exactly. A snug fit is essential to prevent whitening gel from leaking out and to prevent saliva from diluting it.

The kit contains a shade strip where you can mark your Before and After colors. There are several syringes of whitening gel and a little user manual as well as your custom trays.

If you are considering any dental restorations such as replacing your old metal fillings with tooth-colored fillings, do teeth whitening first so that Dr. Marshall can match your restorations to the new bright tooth color.

Please see Questions About Tooth Whitening for more information.

To learn more about teeth whitening and other cosmetic dentistry offerings, please contact our Philadelphia, Pennsylvania cosmetic dentistry office today. We will be happy to schedule a personal tooth whitening consultation for you with Dr. Marshall.

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