There are a few hallmarks of a beautiful smile, such as straight, white teeth. But the fact of the matter is that most teeth aren’t naturally Colgate-perfect. In fact, teeth tend to yellow with age and exposure to certain factors over time. Luckily, one easy way to keep your smile beautiful is with teeth whitening treatments at Xanadu Med Spa in Fort Collins, CO.
A Brighter Smile: Teeth Whitening in Fort Collins, CO
Have you heard about the napkin test or the tissue test? Usually, toothpaste commercials like to push the idea that your teeth should be the same shade of white as an artificially white napkin. Obviously, most people can’t pass this test without a little help. Your teeth don’t need to be the exact shade as a paper-white napkin! At the same time, though, most people agree that whiter teeth make for a brighter, more beautiful smile.
Teeth whitening treatments are fairly common cosmetic treatments. While at-home products can make your teeth sensitive and may not work on veneers or white caps, professional whitening treatments are gentle, yet powerful enough to lift the shade of your teeth up to seven shades whiter. Even more impressively, this treatment will only take one hour to complete.
How Long Do Results Last?
Unlike at-home whitening strips, the results of professional whitening treatments can last for a significant amount of time. In general, you can expect the results of professional whitening treatments to last for two years at a time. This makes it easy to manage the brightness of your teeth along with other annual cosmetic treatments, so even people with the busiest schedules can easily fit this treatment into their normal routine.
Can Your Results Last Longer?
Just like any other cosmetic treatment, ensuring your results last for as long as possible really comes down to how well you take care of yourself between appointments. For whitening the teeth, the best way to extend your results is to keep up with good dental hygiene, such as brushing twice a day.
Doing your best to avoid staining your teeth with beverages like coffee can also extend your results. Even something as simple as using a straw instead of drinking directly from a cup can help your teeth stay brighter longer.
What Are the Benefits of Whitening Treatments?
So, other than the efficacy and longevity of teeth whitening treatments, what are other benefits you may want to consider? There are actually quite a few reasons why people consider whitening treatments. For one thing, it’s easier to feel confident about your smile when you don’t feel self-conscious about the shade of your teeth. Some other benefits include:
Effective for All Teeth
Whitening treatments are effective for all teeth. While at-home whitening products are usually only effective for brightening natural teeth, professional whitening treatments can be used on natural teeth, caps, crowns, and veneers. This means more people are eligible for professional whitening treatments, including people who have had other cosmetic or medical dental work done.
Remove Stains
Stains on the teeth are the number one reason why people seek whitening treatments. Stains on the teeth can be caused by several things, including beverages like coffee, soda, wine, fruit juice, and even certain foods. While you may be able to prevent some stains by brushing immediately after mealtimes, many substances slowly stain your teeth over time, so eventually, stains on the teeth will happen one way or another.
Smoking can also stain your teeth. Many people who are trying to quit smoking use whitening treatments as motivation to stop smoking once and for all. Additionally, poor brushing habits can also stain the teeth, particularly for people who have caps or crowns on the front of the tooth. Sometimes these stains look like the start of cavities. Professional whitening treatments may be able to reduce these stains.
Better Dental Hygiene
When we feel better about aspects of our appearance, we are generally more motivated to keep up with practices that will extend these results. For people seeking anti-aging treatments, looking younger is often the motivation to take better care of aging skin; for people who have whitening treatments, a bright smile is a motivation to keep teeth white.
When you are proud and satisfied with the whiteness of your teeth, you will typically have better motivation to keep up with good dental hygiene practices. This is a double benefit since this will also ensure that your teeth are healthy between your regular dental cleaning appointments. Investing in whitening your teeth is also a way of investing in the continued health of your teeth.
Anti-Aging
Teeth tend to yellow as we age, usually because of a combination of enamel deterioration and exposure to staining beverages. But while yellowing teeth is normal for maturing people to some extent, many people feel that off-white teeth make them seem older than they are. Having a brighter smile is another way to take years off your appearance.
In fact, people who seek anti-aging treatments for their skin may also seek whitening treatments for the skin so that the results of their other treatments will be comprehensive. After all, younger-looking skin will only look better with younger-looking teeth. Making sure the brightness of your teeth matches the radiance of your skin can help you shed several years.
Affordable
Although whitening your teeth is a cosmetic treatment, many people are surprised to discover how affordable this treatment is. While at-home teeth whitening strips are cheap, you also need to use a lot of them and the results don’t last for very long. Professional whitening treatments, on the other hand, last for much longer, and the way the math breaks down ultimately makes professional treatments more affordable in the long run – especially when you factor in the quality of the whitening treatment.
No Sensitivity
One of the downsides of at-home whitening products like toothpaste, gels, and strips is that they can cause major sensitivity to the teeth. Sometimes tooth sensitivity is so severe that you may have to visit a dentist for treatment or stop using the at-home products altogether. But with professional whitening treatments, the state-of-the-art solutions do not cause any sensitivity.
Who Are Good Candidates?
The vast majority of people who would like to brighten their teeth are eligible for whitening treatments. Candidates for this treatment include people who are over the age of 14 and who are not currently breastfeeding or pregnant. There are also some restrictions for people who have certain dental concerns, including severe plaque damage, tartar, dental decay, gum disease, or enamel demineralization. We will be able to verify your candidacy for whitening treatments after a consultation with our cosmetic experts.
Bright teeth are a hallmark of a beautiful smile. But white teeth generally don’t happen naturally or even with the aid of at-home whitening products. If you want to whiten your smile with long-lasting results, even if you are not whitening natural teeth, then a whitening treatment for your teeth may be ideal. Our state-of-the-art whitening treatments are a good option for most people who have good dental health and who are committed to good dental hygiene. Please contact Xanadu Med Spa in Fort Collins, CO today to schedule your consultation and learn more about our teeth whitening treatments.