Affordable Smiles
A great smile is a great confidence booster, as well as being the latest cosmetic trend, artificial tans are `so last year`, but a natural looking smile is `so this year`. The most popular method seems to be the salon based intense light source one, although many technicians are also doing house calls. The procedure is quite easy and relaxing as well, it takes an hour or thereabouts and is done in three fifteen minute sessions with almost instant results. The session starts with the technician looking at your gums to determine if you have any receding due to gum disease, all being O.K. they will then place a comfortable soft rubber shield into your mouth, this keeps your teeth exposed and also protects the lips, inner mouth and gums from the intense light source. The intense light is shone onto a gel coated on the teeth, and makes it react with the soft enamel on your teeth, this is a natural substance and runs like a plastic coating would. This makes your teeth whiter and the session lasts an hour, within that time you will have three fifteen minute sessions. When you leave the salon your teeth will be sensitive for a few days, so avoid anything hot or cold. It will last a year or so if you also follow the after care tips, these will include avoiding red wine, smoking and eating anything that may dye your teeth. Try to stick to anything that is white in colour, which isn’t easy, but you will get a list to assist you. If that all sounds to complex and time consuming then you could try the enlighten home whitening kit. This can bought in most chemist shops and on the internet, it’s a cheaper method and the instructions are easy to follow. You will find a gum shield and a bleaching agent mix in the package. You will need to soften the gum shield first in a bowl of hot water, then bite down and up on it to make an impression of your molars in it. This is needed to make sure that when you are wearing the shield with the mix in it, the mix will be close to the enamel to enable it to whiten the teeth. You leave it on for a specified time and you can repeat the procedure often, as with the intense light format, you need to avoid certain drinks, foods and smoking to keep the teeth white.