What you need to know to avoid self-whitening mistakes.
What is self-whitening?
Whitening at a whitening salon
Whiten teeth at home using whitening toothpaste or commercial whitening kits.
This is to say.
This time,This section details the advantages and disadvantages of self-whitening that you need to know in order to avoid regrets and mistakes.
Please refer to the following information on the differences between dental whitening and self-whitening, as well as the risks of self-whitening, to help you with your whitening care!
Will you regret it? Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Whitening
Self-whitening works differently from whitening performed at a dentist's office, but the main advantage of self-whitening is that it is easy to start, either at a whitening salon with long business hours or at home using over-the-counter products.
However,The disadvantage is that it is less effective in whitening teeth than whitening performed in a medical dental officeThe first two are the following.
Let's review the advantages and disadvantages of self-whitening in detail.
Advantages of Self-Whitening
The following are advantages of self-whitening
... easier to start than whitening at the dentist's office.
Can remove stains and dullness from tooth surfaces.
・Cost per session is lower than whitening at the dentist's office
Less irritation and pain to the teeth
Easier to start than whitening at the dentist's office
Self-whitening can be done at a whitening salon or at home.
Many whitening salons are open on weekends, holidays, and after 8:00 p.m.
Therefore,For those who cannot make it to the dentist's office on holidays or after work, it will be convenient and easy to get started.
Self-whitening at home using over-the-counter whitening toothpaste or whitening appliances is also easy in that you can whiten at your own convenience.
Can remove stains and dullness from tooth surfaces
In self-whitening,It can remove stains and cigarette tar from the tooth surfaces and restore the natural tooth color.
Daily eating and drinking, frequent coffee and tea drinking, and cigarette smoking habits can result in a veil of pigment on the surface of the teeth.
This is one of the causes of yellowing teeth.
Self-whitening removes the veil of pigment covering the tooth surface and restores the tooth to its natural color, which is effective for yellowing and dullness before it sets in.
Lower cost per session than dental whitening
Compared to whitening at the dentist's office, self-whitening may be less expensive per visit.
The cost at a whitening salon is around 5,000 yen per session, and may be even lower if you use a campaign or frequency coupons.
Whitening toothpaste can be tried for as little as a few hundred yen.
However,Self-whitening is less effective than dental whitening.
A certain number of treatments and duration are required to obtain satisfactory results from self-whitening.
Considering the total cost and time it takes to achieve satisfactory results, it is likely to remain the same or the dentist's office will be able to achieve results faster and cheaper, but on a cost-per-treatment basis, self-whitening is often cheaper.
Less irritation and pain to teeth
The whitening ingredients used in self-whitening are,It is milder in action than those used in the dentist's office and causes little irritation or pain to the teeth.
Disadvantages of Self-Whitening
Disadvantages of self-whitening include the following
I don't know if it works.
Only removes stains from the surface of the teeth.
Possible unevenness in color.
I don't know if it works.
Self-whitening does not allow a health care professional such as a dentist or dental hygienist to check the condition of the mouth before the procedure,It may not be possible to know whether the effect will be achieved.
This is because there are various causes of yellowing of teeth, and depending on the cause, self-whitening may not be sufficient.
For example,Self-whitening cannot whiten stubborn yellowing stains that have seeped into the teeth or internal yellowing or discoloration caused by aging or agents such as tetracycline.
If you want to be sure that your teeth are whiter, it is recommended that you visit a dental office to see what method is best for your teeth.
Only removes stains from the surface of the teeth.
Self-whitening can only remove stains from the surface of the teeth.
Possible uneven coloring.
Self-whitening is a process in which you do all the steps yourself.
If it's something like whitening toothpaste, there's less to worry about.If you apply the whitening agent yourself at a whitening salon, you may not be able to apply the whitening agent evenly, resulting in uneven coloring and other problems with a clean finish.
Difference between self-whitening and dental whitening
The differences between self-whitening and dental whitening are fourfold
Whether or not it is a medical institution
Are there national certification holders such as dentists and dental hygienists?
Effects of available drugs
Types of whitening methods that can be used
Dental clinics are medical institutions, but whitening salons, like beauty salons, are not medical institutions.
Therefore,Whitening salons often do not have state-licensed personnel such as dentists or dental hygienists on staff.
Even if enrolled, it is a rule that no dentist or dental hygienist may touch a patient's mouth or perform whitening procedures in a whitening salon.
The effectiveness of the available drugs also varies.
Because medical dentists use agents that bleach teeth for whitening, they can remove stains from the surface of the teeth as well as stains that have seeped into the teeth, making them whiter than their natural tooth color.
Caused by aging or drugs like tetracyclineYou can also be assured that the whitening method proposed will be tailored to the condition of your teeth, such as photobleaching or walking bleach, which can address internal yellowing or discoloration of the teeth.
Note that self-whitening uses whitening agents that do not bleach teeth, so it basically only removes yellowing and dulling of the tooth surface.
Risks of Self-Whitening
Self-whitening can be done at home or at a whitening salon,Since this is done in a non-medical location, a final trip to the dentist's office is required if problems arise.
Remember that doing the entire process yourself with over-the-counter products or at a whitening salon is more risky than dentist whitening in terms of certainty of efficacy and safety.
summary
Self-whitening is attractive, though, because it can be easily performed with over-the-counter products or at a whitening salon with long hours of operation,Inferior to dental whitening in terms of certainty of effect and safetyThe following is a list of the most common problems with the
If you want to whiten your teeth in a short time with high certainty and safety,Dental whitening is recommended.
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