Teeth Whitening Tips

This new year make a resolution to take care of your smile. After all, your smile is your calling card. It can make a bad or good first impression. An easy and inexpensive way to do this is by whitening your teeth.
If you're considering using a tooth whitening product containing bleaches, the American Dental Association recommends that you see your dentist first.
Experts say it's important to talk with a dentist about the reason for any tooth discoloration, whether you're a good candidate for bleaching (which depends in part on your dental health), and how quickly your teeth will change.
It's also important to have realistic expectations. Everyone’s teeth are different. The same whitening product applied for the same time period will vary in results depending on the make up of your teeth.
And how white is white enough? The general guideline is that your teeth are white when they're the color of the whites of your eyes.
Because the peroxide in teeth whiteners adds a "sparkle" to teeth immediately after the treatment, wait two weeks until after you have finished the teeth whitening process to see how effective it really was.