Teeth Whitening Trays
The trays are important in the process of teeth whitening. The carbamide peroxide gel is inserted in these trays and then they are fitted to the teeth tightly. In this way the gel present in the tray bleaches the stains present in the teeth and reduces the discoloration. Few guidelines or step are involved when it comes to the use of trays.
The trays system that is used by the dentist uses a peroxide solution as mentioned earlier. The dentist will explain you the procedure of using those trays when at home. Make sure without this guidance if used at home it may lead to damage of the teeth enamel.
Before starting the bleaching process, the dentist first checks the condition of the teeth to know the severity of the stains caused. The dentist will also enquire past treatments history or any treatments done at home or the habits of the patient that may have caused the stains. All this information that is collected is important for the patient since it helps him to confirm the amount of peroxide that should be used in this case. The degree of whitening is proportional to the strength of peroxide. After that the dentist may mention the amount of time required to do the treatment and what things will be necessary that may help in whitening the teeth.
Next comes is the trays, one should use the trays prepared by the dentist since the standard trays available in the market may not fit tightly to the mouth. So these custom bleaching trays are prepared by taking the impressions of the patient’s teeth. Front these impressions, the dentist will be preparing the plaster for the tray casts. Finally the trays are crafted on this casts. These preparations may take a few days but will be fitting perfectly to the teeth.
Once the custom trays are fabricated, then are ready be fitted. The bleaching trays are fixed to the teeth of the patient and are usually clear as they are made of soft plastic. One will have a pair of trays, one for the upper teeth and the other for the lower teeth. By using the customer made tray that fit tightly, the chances of gel leakage will not be there.
Learn from the dentist on how to place the teeth whitener solutions in the bleaching trays. The whitener is a thick gel that comes in form of plastic bottle or syringes. Small dabs of the whitener are to be inserted into the bleaching trays. Wipe of excess gel that may come off during the process when the trays are placed to the teeth.
