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Summary: Not everyone can get their teeth whitened, so learn about who is able to get teeth whitening with tips from a dentist in this free oral health video.
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Many people today want a whiter, brighter smile. Some of us can achieve it with proper oral hygiene—regular brushing, flossing, and using mouthwash. Some of us need a little extra help to get our yellowing teeth to return to the land of sparkling white, especially us smokers and coffee drinkers. There are a number of products out there that will help turn our teeth a few shades whiter, including bleaching agents and toothpastes that contain whiteners. For some, these do the trick; for others, over the counter solutions are often hit and miss, with temporary results.
In this free video series, our expert dentist Dr. Chen, will teach you all about teeth whitening products, how to use them and how to maintain their results. You will learn about who can get teeth whitening, what causes teeth stains and what role your dentist should play in teeth whitening. You will also learn how to use instant teeth whitening products and what prescription teeth whiteners can do for your teeth. Finally, get safety tips for using teeth whitening products and learn how to keep your teeth bright and white after a whitening.
"And we use a whitening product to whiten the teeth to basically as white as possible. The answer is "no" but we like to think that we can do it for every situation. But really for those who developed the color do to some type of high fever or medication or some type of compromise, they got situations. For most part you can change the color a little bit but not a hundred percent. A lot of times for those patients we have to do cosmetic bonding. Basically, a porcelain shield to cover the enamel to mask out that color to get it whiter. But for those of us which is the majority of us where out teeth color change and darken do to the food intakes that we do daily, that we can change the color very easily through different whitening products."
eHow Article: Who Can Get Teeth Whitening?