Do you feel embarrassed to smile sometimes because your teeth are discoloured or stained?
Would you like a brighter whiter smile?
If you’re considering teeth whitening, you’ve come to the right place! Here at Savernake Dental Practice in Marlborough, we offer professional teeth whitening to remove stains caused over time by certain foods, coffee, tea, wine and smoking. Please speak to your dentist for more details.
We offer a teeth whitening treatment which you can do in just a few hours a day!
The treatment involves wearing a custom made bleaching tray which you fill with mild bleaching gel for at least 2 hours a day/night for 2-4 weeks. The advantages are that it is convenient to use and can also be easily topped up by further applications of the gel in the future. Please note that any future purchases of top up gel will be at an additional cost.
Some disadvantages are that a small number of patients may experience some sensitivity whilst bleaching, but this normally settles after completion of treatment. Also please note that Crowns, veneers and fillings cannot be whitened, and may require replacement after whitening is completed due to the difference in colour to the surrounding teeth.
Over time, this whitening gradually reverses because of the different food and drinks that contain colour, from vegetables to dark drinks!
Thus tooth-whitening should be regarded as a temporary treatment and, depending on several factors, you will need a repeat treatment in about two years or possibly sooner/later than this. Our dentists will discuss how you can maximize your whitening benefits, for a longer-lasting, natural smile.
Teeth Whitening Case Study – Sarah
Sarah was unhappy with the colour of her teeth and wanted to improve this. She came to Steve and he recommended that she carry out a home whitening overnight to improve the colour of her teeth. Sarah was able to whiten her teeth at home and control how white they would go by checking them in the mirror everyday. In 3 weeks Sarah was delighted with the results that something as simple as whitening could achieve. Sarah feels her ‘smile has been transformed’ and she ‘got the exact result she wanted.
Photos by our dentist Steve Conteh
Teeth Whitening Case Study – Emily
Emily had a wedding coming up and she wanted to improve her smile before her big day. She came to see Steve to see what could be done to improve her smile. Steve advised that using whitening trays for 2-3 weeks overnight would be a very good option to improve the appearance of her teeth. Emily was delighted with the results and could not believe her teeth could look so good so easily.
Photos by our dentist Steve Conteh
Teeth Whitening Case Study – Solomon
Unfortunately Solomon managed to damage his front tooth playing football. It needed root canal treatment and this resulted in the tooth turning quite an unsightly colour. Sadly this is a common, unavoidable occurrence following root canal treatment. Solomon came to see Steve on recommendation to explore the options to improve the appearance of his front tooth. Steve suggested a very specific whitening protocol for Solomon to whiten his dark tooth only. In 5 days these were the results achieved. Truly fantastic. Steve recommended Solomon continue whitening to get the results to be absolutely perfect but Solomon was more than pleased with this result and chose not to go for perfection. A dramatic improvement nonetheless!
Photos by our dentist Steve Conteh
Teeth Whitening Case Study – Hayley
Hayley wanted to improve her smile by whitening her teeth. She also had an old filling on her front tooth which had been there for a very long time. This old filling would not change colour if Hayley whitened so they agreed that replacing it would be a good idea after whitening. Hayley completed some home whitening for 3 weeks. Steve then used cosmetic composite resin (white filling) to replace the old filling. Hayley is happy with the results.
Photos by our dentist Steve Conteh
