Dental bleaching

Bleaching means whitening of the teeth. It consists of applying a bleaching substance to the teeth which will help remove the stains from the dental enamel and whiten them. Thus, it is possible, for example, to significantly whiten the brown colour caused by the ageing of teeth. Likewise, it is possible to remove stains that may appear, for instance, during certain therapies and to provide a uniform and harmonious color.

There are many different bleaching methods. Among them, we can mention bleaching stripes and trays that anyone can buy in drugstores and further products and treatments that you can only receive in a dental practice.
Regardless to which therapy you may choose, you always need to take the following requirements into account before starting the treatment:

1. It is absolutely necessary to have a dentist closely check your teeth and gums before starting a bleaching session. Indeed, caries, damaged prostheses or inflammation of the gums have to be treated first.

2. Please take into account that the bleaching treatment will not whiten restoration work such as fillings, crowns or bridges. If you still wish to have dental bleaching in spite of this, please consider that those works will have to be redone after the treatment in order to adapt them to the new colour of your teeth.
3. A professional dental cleaning optimally prepares your gums for the bleaching treatment and helps in identifying the reference colour of your teeth.

4. If during or after a bleaching session your teeth become very sensitive, or if other problems appear, please consult a dentist as soon as possible.

A bleaching treatment is a cosmetic treatment. Therefore, health insurance companies do not reimburse the costs. If you require further information or advice, please do not hesitate in contacting us.