Teeth Whitening Leawood & Overland Park

Help Your Smile Shine Bright

People have their teeth whitened on a regular basis so that they can look and feel great. As people age, it is common for teeth to become dull and yellow. This is in part due to age itself and also due to what a person eats and drinks. Drinking coffee, tea and wine, for example, can stain your teeth. Smoking and eating foods that contain food coloring can also stain your teeth. Brushing immediately after eating and drinking can help to prevent stains but is typically not enough to remove the risk entirely. Fortunately, stained and yellow teeth don’t have to stay that way.

Types of Whitening

There are several types of teeth bleaching that you can try. People typically start by using whitening toothpaste at home. This can help to brighten your teeth but is typically not enough to whiten them. We recommend toothpaste as part of an overall teeth whitening treatment, but not by itself. After professional whitening, the toothpaste can help your teeth stay bright.

Many people may try over-the-counter solutions like whitening trays or strips. These treatments work but not as well as professional solutions. As with most things, what you buy in the store is simply not as strong as what you can get from a medical professional. Additionally, store-bought whitening trays are designed to fit everyone’s teeth, not your teeth specifically. This means that they can become loose, and the solution can leak, leading to gum irritation.

We recommend that people in Leawood and Overland Park schedule an appointment with Prashant Patel instead. Our professional teeth whitening solutions can transform the appearance of your teeth in a dynamic way. This is partially due to the strength of the solution that we use. Professional grade whitening gels can whiten teeth by eight shades or more vs. around two shades with store bought solutions. If you are looking for immediate and dramatic results, in-office whitening is a far better option.

Leawood Teeth Whitening Service

At Asha Dental – Leawood, we provide patients with information on the two main types of dental whitening. Some dental offices provide whitening services in the office while others focus on treatments that can be completed at home. The in-office treatment can be done at the same time as a teeth cleaning or during a separate appointment. The procedure is typically completed within an hour and produces immediately white teeth. For many people, this is an ideal solution because of how quickly it is finished.

We also recommend whitening trays in our dental office. This type of procedure is effective and puts patients in control over how white their teeth become and how often they are whitened. We start by taking an impression of a patient’s teeth. We then use this impression to create customized whitening trays in a dental lab. They fit securely around the teeth and will not leak solution into the mouth. This is an ideal way for patients to whiten teeth because once they are created, they can be used at any time. Patients are provided with a whitening solution to use at home, and the trays need to be worn for a couple of hours every night for a week or more. Once the teeth have reached the perfect shade of white, the patient can stop wearing the trays. This portable solution can be taken anywhere, making it possible for people to whiten teeth while on vacation, business trips or after moving to a new city.

Zoom Teeth Whitening

At Asha Dental – Leawood, we provide our patients with Zoom teeth whitening as an innovative and effective way to transform the appearance of teeth. If you no longer enjoy your smile, have yellow or dull looking teeth, dark stains or simply need to refresh your appearance, call (913) 440-4199 to schedule an appointment with our Leawood dental office. In one appointment, we can dramatically improve your smile so that you can feel confident just in time for a special occasion.

Zoom is one of the best teeth whitening treatments that you can receive

When you visit our dental office for Zoom teeth whitening, you can be confident that your smile will be whitened by eight shades or more. This is the most dependable way to improve the appearance of your smile without undergoing major dental work. In fact, we can complete this procedure on your lunch break; so everyone has time for a whiter smile. If you try a solution at home, it could take weeks for the process to be complete, and your teeth still will not be as white.

How Zoom teeth whitening works

When you visit our family dentist office, we will meet with you and examine your teeth and gums to determine if they are healthy enough for a cosmetic treatment. If you have gum disease, cavities, or an infection, we want to treat this first so that you are in good oral health and to prevent you from experiencing any unnecessary sensitivity. Once cleared for the procedure, these are the steps that we will take:

• Clean and polish your teeth to ensure that the whitening gel is being placed on clean teeth, rather than plaque buildup
• Protect your lips with a special lip cream to avoid irritation
• Place a retractor in your mouth to help pull back the lips and expose the teeth
• Next, you will bite down and rest your tongue on a cup that was placed in your mouth with the retractor
• We will use a shade guide so that you can determine how white you want your teeth to be
• After taking a photo of your teeth, we will place gauze inside of your mouth and a bib around your face, while giving you protective eyewear to use. This step can take a few minutes to ensure that the only area exposed to the whitening solution is your teeth
• Next, we will place a protective solution on your gums
• A protective solution is applied to your teeth and then the whitening gel is evenly brushed on

As a Zoom whitening dentist, we will shine a special laser light on your teeth to activate the whitening solution. This usually takes about fifteen minutes and allows us to examine your teeth throughout the process, reapply the whitening solution, and wipe away any excess to ensure that your gums are not irritated. This is repeated until we are confident that your teeth are as bright and as white as you wanted them to be. A benefit of checking your teeth every fifteen minutes is that it gives us control over how white your teeth become. There is no such thing as a perfect smile or the right shade of white – only what you find attractive and beautiful. With that in mind, we do our best to ensure that the final shade of your teeth is one that you are pleased with.

Once the process has been completed, we will wipe away any remaining whitening gel, remove the gauze and protective barrier then rinse your mouth. We also apply a finishing product and will take a picture so that you can compare your teeth before and after the Zoom whitening treatment has been completed. The entire procedure can be completed during your lunch break so that you can have a gorgeous smile right away.

Tooth Whitening

Zoom is better than whitening strips or over the counter treatments you can buy in the store.

At Asha Dental – Leawood, we recommend whitening your teeth with the Zoom teeth whitening solution because your teeth will become whiter faster than if you try a kit at home. We will also ensure that your teeth are healthy and prevent any unnecessary sensitivity. This is a significant benefit of whitening your teeth under the supervision of a dentist. If you whiten them at home, you risk overexposure to the whitening solution and your teeth becoming sensitive as a result. Simultaneously, most over the counter solutions like whitening strips, trays, or toothpastes will only remove the surface stains on your teeth. Most of the staining and yellowing comes from under the enamel. So you need a whitening solution that will penetrate it. Our Zoom solution penetrates the enamel and begins the process of oxidization so that the molecules inside of your teeth reflect less light and appear colorless. This is what produces dramatic results. Most people who whiten their teeth at home see improvements, but not to the degree that makes a significant impact. This is mostly due to the quality of the solution that is used, while in some cases, like with whitening toothpaste, it is also because the solution is not on the teeth long enough.

Call Us Today

When you visit our dental office, we can review all of your options with you and create a treatment plan that will give you the brightest and most beautiful smile. We highly recommend that you try Zoom teeth whitening for the best possible results. If you have any remaining stains, we can discuss other cosmetic solutions for covering them like placing dental veneers for a more attractive smile. We also recommend that if you are planning on having other dental work performed like getting dental implants, crowns, or veneers, that you have your whitening procedure completed first since these restorations are bleach resistant. Timing is critical when planning a smile makeover, so we will let you know if Zoom should be part of this process. For more information or to schedule an appointment with our dental office, call (913) 440-4199. We will be happy to answer any further questions that you may have.