{"id":148,"date":"2008-01-21T16:11:18","date_gmt":"2008-01-21T23:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=148"},"modified":"2015-06-22T12:39:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:39:29","slug":"is-zoom-whitening-for-teeth-with-uneven-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/is-zoom-whitening-for-teeth-with-uneven-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Zoom whitening for teeth with uneven color?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Hall,
\nMy daughter just got her braces off and there were white spots on her teeth. Our family dentist suggested a Zoom whitening treatment for her, and we did that, but the spots haven’t gone away. Did she do something wrong?<\/p>\n

Answer:
\nThis is one of the problems with asking general dentists to do cosmetic dentistry. They just don’t know enough to do this right. Zoom whitening<\/a> is a very effective treatment, but it isn’t for teeth that are uneven in color. Usually white spots are made worse by bleaching treatments, whether it is Zoom or the take-home tray tooth whitening.<\/p>\n

There are several possible treatments available for your daughter’s white spots, depending on what exactly they are like. White spots after braces<\/a> are usually caused by decalcification around the braces because of some oral hygiene problems the patient had while the braces were on. Tooth Mousse is a product that was developed specifically for this problem and actually helps remineralize these spots. There is another treatment called microabrasion<\/a>\u00a0that sometimes works, but it tends to make the teeth slightly creamier in color rather than whiter.<\/p>\n

I myself would recommend direct dental bonding<\/a> over the spots. The softened and decalcified enamel would be removed and replaced with composite. This enamel is actually suffering the early stages of tooth decay<\/a>, so it has become defective and I feel that a direct repair is the way to go.
\n– Dr. Hall<\/p>\n

Related information:
\nTooth whitening<\/a>.
\nClick here for referral to an expert cosmetic dentist<\/a>.
\nClick here to ask Dr. Hall a question<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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