Kingston BriteSmile Glossary

With colossal advancements in contemporary dental technology it is now possible to get a whiter, brighter, healthier looking smile and improve your overall dental health. Stains form coffee, tea, coke, red wine and cigarettes can now be completely eliminated from your smile. You can actually get glistening teeth and a new, dazzling smile with BriteSmile in only one hour!

The revolutionary smile whitening technology of the BriteSmile system offers consumers dramatically whiter teeth through the company's innovative light-activated teeth whitening treatment. The treatment procedure involves applying of a gentle hydrogen-peroxide whitening gel activated by a special light operating in the gentle "blue spectrum." There's no laser, no heat, and no scraping involved. The BriteSmile whitening procedure is performed only through gel and light. The dentist does all of the whitening treatment for you, while you just sit back and relax.

Although the light used in BriteSmile is not UV, heat or laser-activated, you are advised to wear prospective goggles to protect your eyes. This light is safe for tooth enamel, gums, and other soft tissues. The lamps are shaped in such a way that they illuminate and whiten the "smile line" teeth all at once, ensuring natural and uniform results.

The BriteSmile light is used in combination with the patented whitening gel. When the light illuminates the gel, which responds to the blue wavelengths of the light system, it activates and accelerates the whitening process. Buffered at a near-neutral pH level that is compatible with tooth enamel, BriteSmile's proprietary gel contains as little as 15% hydrogen-peroxide, which is much lower than other whitening gels peroxide content.

BriteSmile can help you achieve results up to eight shades whiter in about an hour. Many patients have seen their really dark teeth revert to an average color, which is absolutely amazing. Depending on how dark your teeth are, you are guaranteed to notice a huge difference after the BriteSmile procedure have been completed.

If you are considering whitening your teeth with the help smile whitening technology of the BriteSmile system, you should first discuss the options open to you with your dentist. However, you can feel confident that BriteSmile whitening treatment results in no structural change in teeth and gums; no adverse impacts on fillings and no softening of tooth enamel. Clinical studies have proven that the BriteSmile teeth whitening system whitens teeth by an average of 9.3 shades - more than any other dental teeth whitening procedure.

Clinically proven to be safe and effective, the BriteSmile whitening method is truly an excellent way to get a most naturally brilliant and uniform look and achieve the longest-lasting results.

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