Teeth whitening is one of the simplest cosmetic procedures if done right. Doing it right means using a proper whitening agent (that is, a top quality peroxide or non-peroxide gel] and an appropriate whitening accelerator. The most practical accelerator is an LED lamp emitting cold blue light.

The procedure is very simple. Hydrogen peroxide gel [or the non-peroxide equivalent] is applied to the teeth. A cold blue light is placed directly in front of the customer’s exposed teeth and run for 15-20 minutes per treatment. This is a painless, non-invasive process.  You typically perform 1 to 3 treatments on each customer during the same session, and the more treatments you perform the better results you obtain.

A cosmetic teeth whitening treatment will NOT make the teeth pearly white. It will make them whiter. How much whiter? It really depends on a multitude of factors, THE MAIN ONE BEING THE COLOUR OF THE CLIENTS DENTINE, WHICH IS THE UNDERLYING SUBSTANCE WHICH GIVES TEETH THEIR WHITENESS other factors include how stained the teeth were before the whitening, what kind of staining agent caused most of the coloration, how well the person’s enamel reacts to peroxide and the number of treatments performed. It also depends on the kind of gel, the concentration of the teeth whitening gel and the kind of application system that is used.

Most people will get impressive results while a few will get less dramatic results, but 99% of people are very satisfied with the results they obtain with our system. Some people’s teeth cannot really be whitened at all, such as those that were stained by the antibiotic tetracycline or fluorosis. If I feel that you come into this category I will advise you of this when you come to our Christchurch clinic and give you the option of whether or not to proceed with treatment.