{"id":79,"date":"2009-11-04T06:54:15","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T13:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/?p=79"},"modified":"2018-08-01T14:01:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T14:01:12","slug":"the-second-most-common-question-dr-weyneth-is-asked-about-teeth-whitening-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/the-second-most-common-question-dr-weyneth-is-asked-about-teeth-whitening-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second most common Question Dr. Weyneth is asked about?  Teeth Whitening!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s True, so many whitening products are available on the market, it&#8217;s hard to decide which is best for you!<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Weyneth, of Naperville, Illinois, helps his patients make the best decision dependant upon each patients individual needs.\u00a0 The systems typiccally are made of two types of whitening agents, carbamide peroxide and hydrogen peroxide.\u00a0 These will be provided in different concentrations.<\/p>\n<p>There are also many different delivery systems for whitening your teeth.\u00a0 There are strips, stock trays, custom trays, paint ons and direct application. The products have many different trademark names, however, this is not the most significant for results.\u00a0 <strong>It is critical that the solution is near neutral pH and will not damage the tooth structure<\/strong>.\u00a0 <em>Some products may contain abrasives that can wear your tooth enamel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The remaining safe tooth whitening products will all accomplis the desired results.<\/p>\n<p>Differences of Tooth Whitening Products<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Delivery System<\/li>\n<li>The Concentration of Solutions<\/li>\n<li>Patient Tooth Characteristics<\/li>\n<li>Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How do you achieve the fastest results?\u00a0 In the office with multiple\u00a0 changes of solution, typically with light application.\u00a0 These in-office systems insure all tooth surfaces are equally in contact with the solution, producing an even whitening\u00a0 result.<\/p>\n<p>The next approach?\u00a0 Custom trays made to fit the patients teeth.\u00a0 The patient typically applies the solution at home for 1-2 weeks to achieve the desired result.<\/p>\n<p>Other options?\u00a0 Over-the-counter methods, including strips, pencils, or stock trays.\u00a0 The difficulty in these systems is insuring complete coverage of all tooth surfaces with equal concentrations of solutions.\u00a0 Solutions are also in a lower concentrations.\u00a0 This will increase the time period necessary for achieving desired results.<\/p>\n<p>Whitening can be successful in all the above applications.\u00a0 At Sherman Oaks Dental, I\u00a0 help\u00a0our patients\u00a0achieve\u00a0 custom results based on each individual patients needs.\u00a0 Over-the-counter products can be less predictible.\u00a0 Also, I will provide an assessment of the patients teeth to determin if whitening should be attempted.\u00a0 Existing resorations, gum disease, broken teeth, and root exposure are some of the conditions that should be assessed prior to undergoing a whitening procedure.\u00a0 At Sherman Oaks Dental, we&#8217;ll help you whiten your teeth, achieve a brighter smile, but most of all, be safe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s True, so many whitening products are available on the market, it&#8217;s hard to decide which is best for you! Dr. Weyneth, of Naperville, Illinois, helps his patients make the best decision dependant upon each patients individual needs.\u00a0 The systems typiccally are made of two types of whitening agents, carbamide peroxide and hydrogen peroxide.\u00a0 These [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[803],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3877,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79\/revisions\/3877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}