Professional Teeth Whitening in Auburn, CA

What is Professional Teeth Whitening?

Professional teeth whitening is a cosmetic dental treatment designed to remove stains and discoloration from the surface of your teeth. Unlike over-the-counter whitening products, professional treatments use stronger bleaching agents, and we administer them under the supervision of a dental professional. The dental professional ensures the process is safe, effective, and tailored to your needs.

Why Do Teeth Discolor?

Teeth can discolor for various reasons, including:

Aging: As we age, the outer layer of enamel on our teeth wears down, revealing the yellowish dentin beneath.
Diet: Foods and beverages like coffee, tea, red wine, and berries can stain teeth over time.
Tobacco Use: Smoking or chewing tobacco can cause significant staining.
Medications: Certain medications can lead to tooth discoloration as a side effect.
Poor Oral Hygiene: Inadequate brushing and flossing can lead to plaque buildup and staining.

The Benefits of Teeth Whitening

Teeth whitening offers numerous benefits, including:

Enhanced Appearance: A brighter, whiter smile can significantly improve your appearance.
Boosted Confidence: Whiter teeth can increase your confidence and make you feel more comfortable smiling and speaking in public.
Quick and Non-Invasive: Professional teeth whitening in Auburn is a quick and non-invasive procedure that delivers immediate results.
Customized Treatment: Professional treatments are tailored to your specific needs, ensuring optimal results.

Our Professional Whitening Treatment

Our office strives to make things as convenient for you as possible. To make teeth whitening convenient, we offer a take-home whitening kit. It may be convenient for you to go to your local store and purchase over-the-counter teeth whitening products. Although these products are most likely safe to use, they don’t deliver results how a professional whitening would. With these products, our patients have found themselves having to repurchase to help teeth stay white constantly.

Convenient At-Home Whitening Kits

We offer our at-home whitening treatment in Auburn to help make your whitening process more accessible and more affordable. After speaking with Dr. Matthew Harris about your desire for your smile, we will provide you with a tube or tubes of dental bleach. This bleach is safe to use and won’t cause any harm. It also has minimal sensitivity to teeth and surrounding tissues. You will need a custom set of whitening trays or retainers to use this dental bleach on your teeth.

Custom Whitening Trays

In our office, we take impressions of both your upper and lower teeth to make your custom retainers or whitening trays. We then make a 3D mold of your smile from these impressions and form a soft dental plastic material over it. Once dried and sealed, we remove the plastic from the mold and trim the trays down to ensure they fit perfectly on your teeth.

At-Home Whitening Process

Once you have been given your whitening trays and bleach tubes, we will give you instructions on how and when to whiten. All instructions will be based on your current smile shade and the desired shade you have for your smile.

To start whitening your teeth, you place a small dot of the bleaching gel in each tooth section of the trays and then put the trays in your mouth. The length of time the tray and bleach are in your mouth will vary depending on the specific bleach given to you and your circumstances.

The best part of professionally whitening your teeth through our at-home treatment is that you can do it whenever you have time and in the comfort of your home.