We offer teeth whitening Guildford to add lustre to your smile, guaranteeing a B1 shade to your teeth. What exactly does that mean? Let’s find out more.
As dental whitening transforms from a Hollywood procedure into something you can find on every high street, it is one of the most desired services in our clinic. The Enlighten System is the only commonly available lightening system which can produce predictable, repeatable changes in tooth shade, allowing you to precisely control exactly how bright your new enamel will be!
Treatment time scales
Treatment time scales vary; most whitening procedures are completed within 40 minutes although that can be significantly shorter if it is a top-up session after already engaging in teeth whitening Guildford. There is also additional time required to produce a customised bleaching tray during your first session.
There is no anaesthetic used and you will not require an escort, so many patients fit their lightening treatments during lunch breaks or as part of busy schedules. Solely at-home treatment is available, but the required treatment time to gain the same effect as combined therapy is much longer.
Standardising lightening procedures
In order to better describe the future shade, guides provide international standards that give our dentist the standardisation required to predictably categorise and then alter tooth shade.
On top of the 16 shades, there are 4 categories of tones used in the Vita shade guide, lettered A though to D and they represent a whole range of tints.
The usefulness of a guide means shades can be mixed as well as describing both the colour tone and shade, and can also be matched to the already widely established numerical letter system, allowing different shades and tones to be allotted to different teeth.
Standards and expectations when it comes to enamel shade have created a new category of lighter and and lower tones, which have been added to the scale B! B already represents the lightest natural tone, so B1 one is considered the lightest shade and tone that is also seen as natural. BL refers to a blank tone and is more commonly associated with the phosphorescent Hollywood smile.
What shade should I go for?
We can provide some advice on what shades may suit you. The truth is that it is very much up to you. It might be helpful to bring in a photo of a tooth shade that you would like us to imitate that can clear up any ambiguity before treatment starts. Your lightening is likely to involve a combined approach, using at-home bleaching and clinic sessions. Complying with the full instructions during at-home treatment is important to reach the full potential and your desired results.
If you are interested in teeth whitening Guildford or you have any other further queries, please feel free to get in contact with the clinic. We are operating as normal within government guidelines and if you’re not a member of the surgery, but would like to join to gain access to cosmetic services, please feel free to fill out the application form on our website, alternatively you can call or email us directly.