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Come in for a smile makeover.

If the reason you’re unhappy with your smile is mainly cosmetic, Aspen Dental practices offer several solutions to whiten, brighten, or enhance the look of your teeth quickly and easily.

You want a perfect smile?

For a beautiful smile without the need for surgery, veneers are an excellent option. These thin custom-made shells cover the front side of your teeth. They are ideal for treating spaces between teeth, as well as teeth that are chipped, worn, permanently stained, poorly shaped or slightly crooked.

A bright idea for your smile.

Want your teeth to be as white as they can be? Aspen Dental practices can help. Whether you choose in-office whitening or a convenient take-home kit, the Zoom™ whitening process can make a noticeable difference in your smile.

About the teeth whitening process.

Tooth whitening is designed to lighten the color of your teeth. Significant lightening can be achieved in the vast majority of cases, but the results cannot be guaranteed. Like any other treatment, it has some inherent risks and limitations. These are seldom serious enough to discourage you from having your teeth bleached, but should be considered when deciding to have the treatment.

Candidates for teeth whitening

Just about anyone is a candidate for teeth whitening. However, people with dark yellow or yellow-brown teeth tend to whiten better than people with gray or bluish-gray teeth. Multi-colored teeth, especially if stained due to tetracycline, do not whiten very well. Teeth with many fillings, cavities, chips, etc., are usually best treated by bonding, porcelain veneers, or porcelain crowns.

Types of teeth whitening

One-hour teeth whitening (Power whitening)

This process may be done in one visit or may require multiple visits depending on how your teeth respond to the whitening gel. Each appointment takes about one hour. Gum protection is applied, the whitening gel is applied and a special light is used to further enhance the bleach. The advantages of power whitening include our doing all the work for you and in less time than you would spend home bleaching your teeth. The disadvantages include the normal inconveniences of any dental treatment such as having to keep your mouth open for the duration of the appointment and the possibility of increased costs as compared to home whitening.

Take-home teeth whitening

This process, which can be done anywhere and anytime, involves wearing a custom-made bleaching tray (looks like a thin, transparent night guard) filled with a mild bleaching agent. You must wear the gel-filled tray 1/2 –2 hours per day for about two to four weeks. The advantages of home whitening include performing the treatment when it is convenient for you with possibly lower cost. The disadvantage to home bleaching is that the success of the treatment is dependent on your commitment to wearing the whitening tray routinely for the period prescribed.