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There are many options available to you at Modbury Dental Practice to whiten your teeth and enhance their appearance. These range from the removal of surface stains to the lightening of internal colours of teeth and more complex restorative methods. Whitening your smile depends on many factors – your lifestyle, the current shade of your teeth and the results you wish to achieve.
A brighter, whiter smile can boost your confidence and transform your appearance. At Modbury Dental Practice, we provide safe, effective, and personalised professional teeth whitening treatments to help you achieve the results you’re looking for.
Over time, teeth naturally lose their brightness due to:
Yes. Clinical studies show whitening with dentist-supervised products is safe. The effect on enamel from a full course of whitening is no greater than drinking one fizzy drink.
Some patients may experience temporary tooth sensitivity or gum irritation. These effects usually disappear once treatment ends. Sensitive-tooth toothpaste can help manage this.
No. Whitening only works on natural teeth. Alternative cosmetic options can be discussed for crowns, veneers, or composite restorations.
Results can last up to three years, depending on your lifestyle. You can extend results by:
Our dentists perform a full dental check-up to ensure whitening is suitable for you.
We discuss your goals and design a customised whitening programme.
Putty impressions or a digital scan will be taken to send to the lab to construct moulded trays.
Trays are tried in & a demo application of the whitening done in the dental chair.
They can be worn overnight or during a one-hour daily session.
Trays can be reused in the future for touch-ups.
Whitening Toothpaste
While these don’t change the natural colour of teeth, they can help maintain results by removing surface stains.
Internal Bleaching
For non-vital (root-filled or traumatised) teeth that have darkened, bleach is applied inside the tooth until the desired shade is reached.
Hygienist Visits
Regular visits to the hygienist to remove built up stains.
Yes they do, but the result they can achieve is limited due to changes in the law in October 2012. Tooth whitening products with a percentage of hydrogen peroxide between 0.1%-6% can now only be provided by dentists or dental therapists. Any beauticians or hairdressers offering tooth whitening will now be doing so at a much lower percentage of hydrogen peroxide which means results will be limited. If your beautician or hairdresser is still using a higher percentage of hydrogen peroxide this would be a breach of the regulations, which is a criminal offence and you can report them to the GDC.
