Brighten Your Summer Smiles with Teeth Whitening in Torrance

A healthy smile is not always an attractive smile especially when years of accumulated stains darken and dull tooth enamel. Change that worn out look with in-office or at-home teeth whitening in Torrance. At Blue Coast Dental Group, Dr. Sanaz Hamzehpour and Dr. Peter Refela can tell you if whitening is right for you. Would you like a bright, beautiful smile in time for summer fun?

Has Your Tooth Color Changed?

If you’re like most people, it probably has changed and not for the better. Over time, smiles get dull and yellowed. Staining starts at the outermost surface of tooth enamel and then penetrates right into your tooth structure. These stains are stubborn and don’t respond much to over the counter whitening products.

Often, dental grade bleaching agents–that is, professional teeth whitening– become necessary to brighten smiles darkened by:

• Cigarette smoking and chewing tobacco
• Richly colored beverages such as coffee, sports drinks, black tea, and cola
• Foods such as blueberries, cherries, curry dishes and soy sauce
• Acidic foods such as tomato sauce and citrus fruits which actually soften your enamel
• The aging process as tooth enamel becomes thin
• Oral injury
• Root canal therapy
• Prescriptions such as some antibiotics and blood pressure medications

Your Dentist in Torrance Offers Professional Teeth Whitening

Professional teeth whitening at Blue Coast Dental Group has numerous benefits. Most importantly, your dentist evaluates your oral health to ensure teeth whitening is safe for you. People who have good oral and systemic health are candidates for whitening. However, adults with gum disease, multiple restorations or extensive decay are not eligible.

For those who are good candidates, the doctors offer at-home or in-office teeth whitening. Each kind features a concentrated hydrogen peroxide gel which literally lifts out the staining material caught in tooth enamel.

At home, patients wear custom-fitted trays filled with the peroxide gel for a prescribed amount of time daily. This whitening procedure takes about two weeks in total.

In the office, the dentist in Torrance swabs on a stronger whitening agent, taking care to protect the lips with a plastic dam. In about an hour, whitening is complete, and teeth are brighter by about eight shades.

Teeth Whitening Really Lasts

Professional teeth whitening lasts indefinitely with:

• Occasional whitening touch-ups
• Flossing each day and brushing twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and a soft brush
• Limiting dark beverages and staining foods (and rinsing your mouth with water or brushing when you do consume them)
• Six-month cleanings and exams at Blue Coast Dental Group

Additionally, if you smoke, now is the time to stop. Tobacco creates very stubborn, unattractive dental stains, and of course, it’s bad for your overall health as well.

Learn More about Teeth Whitening

Contact Blue Coastal Dental Group to learn more about teeth whitening and other ways to improve the appearance of your teeth and gums through cosmetic dentistry. You can be sporting a beautiful new look just in time for your summer vacation!