A whiter smile can boost your confidence, refresh your appearance, and help you feel more confident in every smile. At East Credit Dental, our professional teeth whitening treatments are tailored to safely and effectively lighten stains and discoloration, giving you a brighter, more radiant smile you’ll love.
Teeth Whitening Process
1. Custom Impressions & Shade Selection
Impressions of your teeth will be taken to create custom take-home trays that fit your mouth perfectly. The ideal shade for your smile will also be determined during this step.
2. Personalized Whitening Trays
Your custom trays ensure even application of the whitening gel, maximizing results and comfort.
3. Whitening Gel Application
You’ll apply the professional whitening gel into your trays as instructed, usually worn for a set time each day.
4. Continued Use for Best Results
Consistent use over the prescribed period (often 7–10 days) delivers optimal whitening results. Every patient’s results are different, and natural teeth are not paper white. The degree of whiteness varies depending on your tooth structure.
Teeth Whitening Process
1. Custom Impressions & Shade Selection
Impressions of your teeth will be taken to create custom take-home trays that fit your mouth perfectly. The ideal shade for your smile will also be determined during this step.
2. Personalized Whitening Trays
Your custom trays ensure even application of the whitening gel, maximizing results and comfort.
3. Whitening Gel Application
You’ll apply the professional whitening gel into your trays as instructed, usually worn for a set time each day.
4. Continued Use for Best Results
Consistent use over the prescribed period (often 7–10 days) delivers optimal whitening results. Every patient’s results are different, and natural teeth are not paper white. The degree of whiteness varies depending on your tooth structure.
During the Teeth Whitening Process
1. Avoid Staining Substances To achieve the best results, avoid dark-staining foods and drinks, including:
coffee, tea, cola, red wine, berries, tomato sauces, soy sauce, mustard, and ketchup. Smoking should also be avoided.
2. Applying the Whitening Gel
- You will receive a custom tray and whitening gel.
- Apply a small bead of gel into the tray and place it on your teeth.
- Opalescence 15%: Wear 4–6 hours at night
- Opalescence 35%: Wear 30 minutes per day
3. After Each Application
- Remove any excess gel with a Q-tip.
- Rinse and brush your teeth after removing the trays.
- Brush your trays to keep them clean.
4. Managing Sensitivity
- If you experience sensitivity, apply fluoride gel into the trays and leave on your teeth for at least 5 minutes. Re-apply as needed.
- Brushing with Sensodyne toothpaste twice a day can also help reduce sensitivity.
- You may take Advil or Tylenol for discomfort if necessary.
- If sensitivity persists longer than 48 hours after completing treatment, please call our office.
During the Teeth Whitening Process
1. Avoid Staining Substances To achieve the best results, avoid dark-staining foods and drinks, including
coffee, tea, cola, red wine, berries, tomato sauces, soy sauce, mustard, and ketchup. Smoking should also be avoided.
2. Applying the Whitening Gel
- You will receive a custom tray and whitening gel.
- Apply a small bead of gel into the tray and place it on your teeth.
- Opalescence 15%: Wear 4–6 hours at night
- Opalescence 35%: Wear 30 minutes per day
3. After Each Application
- Remove any excess gel with a Q-tip.
- Rinse and brush your teeth after removing the trays.
- Brush your trays to keep them clean.
4. Managing Sensitivity
- If you experience sensitivity, apply fluoride gel into the trays and leave on your teeth for at least 5 minutes. Re-apply as needed.
- Brushing with Sensodyne toothpaste twice a day can also help reduce sensitivity.
- You may take Advil or Tylenol for discomfort if necessary.
- If sensitivity persists longer than 48 hours after completing treatment, please call our office.
During the Teeth Whitening Process
- Dark staining substances should be avoided, such as coffee/tea, smoking, cola, red wine, berry pie, soy sauce, red sauces, mustard, and ketchup.
- You will be given a whitening gel that you will apply a small bead in your custom tray and place on your teeth.
- Opalescence 15% 4-6hrs at night
- Opalescence 35% 30 minutes per day
- Remove any excess gel with a Q-tip. Make sure once you remove the trays that you rinse and brush your teeth. Also, brush your trays.
- If there is sensitivity, apply fluoride gel into the trays and leave on your teeth for at least 5 minutes. Re-apply as often as needed. Brushing with Sensodyne toothpaste 2x a day will help reduce sensitivity.
- You can take Advil or Tylenol for any discomfort.
- If sensitivity persists for longer than 48 hours after completion of whitening please call the office here.
The best results will occur after
- Cleaning has been completed
- Consistent use of whitening gel between 7-10 days. Although you can stop at any time if you are happy with the results
Ready to Brighten Your Smile?
Let East Credit Dental help you achieve a brighter, more youthful smile with safe, effective professional whitening. Book your teeth whitening appointment today and achieve a more radiant smile.