Teeth whitening treatment

Before a whitening treatment, the teeth are checked by a dentist for tooth or gum damage. Beforehand, we perform a professional tooth cleaning, because on the one hand, the actual tooth color can only be assessed if the teeth are free of plaque, and on the other hand, the bleaching agents can better act on the tooth substances.

Tooth whitening usually involves the use of preparations containing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). They can penetrate into the tooth and split off oxygen radicals. These are able to chemically change colorants in the tooth so that they no longer appear in color. Tooth whitening agents should have a neutral pH value so that they do not roughen the teeth and thus promote renewed discoloration. We use various methods for treatment:

Whitening with individually made dental trays ("home bleaching").

After taking an impression of the teeth and making a model, custom-fit plastic trays are made for the patient. For tooth whitening, these trays are filled with bleaching gel and left in the mouth for 2 hours at home. After 10 days of application, we make a first colour check and look at the result together with you on the basis of the before and after photos we have taken. Depending on the result, individual discolourations can be corrected afterwards.

Whitening by inlays in the tooth ("walking bleach technique")

If a tooth that is no longer alive and has been successfully root canal treated needs to be whitened, this can be done with bleaching from the inside. For this purpose, a small hole is drilled into the tooth and a suitable agent is inserted into the cavity. The tooth is then temporarily sealed and the whitening agent is left in the tooth for several days. After removal of the whitening agent, the opening is definitively closed again with a filling.