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A bright white smile can greatly enhance your self-image, and, as a result, your self-confidence. Unfortunately, soft drinks, coffee, tea, and tobacco can leave behind ugly stains. Dr. Arthur Manzo and his experienced staff can restore your confident smile with complete in-office teeth whitening at our practice serving Redwood City and the Palo Alto area.
It couldn’t be simpler. A whitening gel is applied to your teeth and activated by our special treatment light. All you have to do is lie back, put on a headset, and listen to your favorite music or take a nap. While you relax, stains and discoloration are removed and the pigmentation within your teeth is actually lightened.
If your smile is keeping you from being the outgoing person you want to be, contact Manzo Dental to schedule an appointment for in-office teeth whitening today.
Pressed for time? Manzo Dental can provide you with an at-home teeth whitening kit that works in just a few days. An initial consultation is required, since each patient’s requirements are different. Dr. Manzo will customize your instructions for the best possible results. Make your appointment at our cosmetic dentistry practice today to pick up your teeth whitening kit at our office in Redwood City also serving Palo Alto area.
As straightforward as many teeth whitening treatments are, many patients at our Redwood City, California cosmetic dentistry office often wonder how such treatments work exactly. They may know that it involves special substances or bleaching agents, but they may not know exactly how the treatments achieve their results. Dr. Arthur Manzo and his team would like to take a moment right now to look at the causes of tooth discoloration and how teeth whitening helps reduce the appearance of staining.
There are many different causes of tooth discoloration, and many of them can be effectively dealt with through teeth whitening treatment at our Palo Alto, California office.
One potential cause of stains and discoloration that is well known is tobacco products. Cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco can gradually cause stains on the teeth over time. This is just another reason why you should quit.
Certain foods and beverages can cause teeth to become stained or discolored over time as well. With beverages, the common culprits are coffee, tea, red wine, and colas. With foods, the most common offenders are beets, blueberries, blackberries, curries, and red sauces. A general rule is that if something can stain a white sheet, it can stain your teeth.
Some medications (antibiotics in particular) can lead to some degree of tooth discoloration. This is usually a graying of the teeth rather than a yellowing. Teeth whitening is effective in addressing this kind of gray discoloration, though severe internal staining of a tooth will be best addressed through other cosmetic dentistry treatments.
And it’s also important to consider that the natural aging process can cause your teeth to become discolored over time as well given the gradual exposure of staining agents.
Essentially the teeth whitening process works by introducing a bleaching or oxidizing agent to the enamel of a stained tooth. The enamel is the substance at the topmost layer of the tooth. This bleaching agent will penetrate the enamel and bleach the stains within the enamel. The bleaching agent will similarly penetrate to the dentin layer of the tooth, bleaching this inner layer as well. Regardless which teeth whitening option you go with, this process holds true across the board.
If you would like to learn more about your options for teeth whitening, it is important that you visit our office in person. Dr. Manzo will be able to address all of your concerns in greater detail and determine which method for bleaching is best for your needs. To learn more about teeth whitening, contact Palo Alto, CA cosmetic dentist Dr. Arthur Manzo today.
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