What are the methods for whitening teeth?
Dec 23, 2024
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Liu Chao
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, teeth can be whitened through daily cleaning, dietary adjustments, dental veneers, cold light whitening, all-ceramic crowns, and other methods. It is recommended to perform these procedures under the guidance of a qualified dental professional to ensure safety and proper standards. Additionally, maintaining good daily habits, following a light diet, brushing teeth morning and night, and avoiding smoking and heavily pigmented foods are important for maintaining dental health.
Generally, teeth can be whitened through daily cleaning, dietary adjustments, dental veneers, cold light whitening, and all-ceramic crowns. It is recommended to perform these procedures under the guidance of a qualified dental professional to ensure safety and proper standards. Detailed explanations are as follows:
1. Daily Cleaning
Brush your teeth twice daily with fluoride toothpaste and use tools such as dental floss and interdental brushes to appropriately remove food debris and plaque between teeth, which helps improve tooth yellowness and enhances the natural color of teeth.
2. Dietary Adjustment
Avoid consuming coffee, tea, red wine, sugary beverages, and deeply pigmented foods as much as possible. This helps reduce the deposition of external pigments on the tooth surface, maintaining clean and white teeth.
3. Dental Veneers
Dental veneers involve bonding a thin layer of porcelain or resin material onto the tooth surface to cover the original color, making teeth appear whiter and brighter. The general reference price for dental veneers is 4,000–10,000 RMB per session. Noticeable improvement is usually seen within one to two days after the procedure, although symptoms such as redness, swelling, or bleeding of the gums may occur.
4. Cold Light Whitening
Cold light whitening uses light of a specific wavelength to irradiate the teeth, accelerating the decomposition of peroxides in the whitening agent and removing deep pigments within the teeth to achieve tooth whitening. The general reference price for cold light whitening is 200–2,000 RMB per session. Some improvement is typically observed within one to two days, although adverse reactions such as tooth sensitivity or pain may occur.
5. All-Ceramic Crowns
All-ceramic crowns involve reducing the size of the tooth to a certain degree, then fabricating an all-ceramic crown that matches the patient's tooth color and shape, which is then bonded onto the tooth to achieve whitening and restoration. The general reference price for all-ceramic crowns is 3,000–8,000 RMB per tooth. Noticeable improvement is usually seen within one to two weeks, although complications such as crown loosening or detachment may occur.
Maintaining good daily habits, eating light meals, brushing teeth in the morning and evening, avoiding smoking, and refraining from consuming heavily pigmented foods are important for maintaining dental health.
