Understanding And Avoiding Uneven Color After Teeth Whitening
It is normal to have unevenly colored teeth after bleaching, but that depends on the extent to which it occurs. The good news is that the color will become more even with time in most cases. Yet, the reason for uneven color may be what you do. The first thing to do is avoid many common mistakes people make post-bleaching, such as consuming products known to stain teeth like wine, coffee, soy sauce, coke, and so on.
Obviosly, any food that will stain a cloth is likely to stain your newly whitened teeth. If you simply cannot do without coffee, try drinking it in a way that it won’t touch your teeth, like through a straw. There is no set time over which you have to avoid consuming certain foods. You have to talk to your dentist about the specifics of this.
Sometimes this cosmetic procedure displays an uneven effect – some parts of the tooth become whiter than other parts. This can be attributed to a wide variety of causes. For instance, you might not be applying the teeth whitening solution the right way. If you are buying tray-free generic materials from the drugstore, they lack the facility to stop the solution from pooling in one area and leave other parts of the tooth untouched. This is what causes uneven color. To prevent it from occurring, you may opt for a custom fitting tray. Your dentist will be able to recommend a good one. You may be left with splotchy teeth, and this will be an unfortunate result of your teeth whitening efforts.
Other bleaching means that leave your teeth with a splotchy color are whitening strips, which touch some parts of the teeth and escape others. In Canada, dental offices make custom trays that are appropriate to everyone’s specific tooth form and structure. Custom trays have a particular size thickness of a reservoir to control the amount of solution that is applied both at the gum line of the tooth and at the area where the incision is made. The result is a more uniform and even color. You also have to keep in mind that fillings, bridges and other artificial structures will not whiten; so, do not expect them to. It is possible to change the fillings to match the new tooth color following whitening.
Alternatively, the structure of the tooth itself can stop a uniform color from developing. This can happen because as the gums go down on a tooth, the white part becomes visible and the enamel thins out more and more. The root is sometimes yellow, and this can show under the white. If that is the case, you may ask your dentist to place a white filling or a veneer to cover the root. In this way, you will have a white and brilliant smile. Moreover, this is not as difficult as it seems!
