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The tooth whitening system is a chemical process that dramatically lightens
the shade of your natural teeth (it has no whitening effect on crowns
or fillings). Replacing crowns and fillings to match your new tooth color
should be delayed until after the whitening treatment is completed. Crown
and filling replacement is not included in the fee for the whitening
treatment. Your whitening treatment may or may not include an in-office
treatment.
The color lightening effect is obtained by wearing the whitening gel
in custom trays (we make for you) covering your teeth. We recommend wearing
the trays up to two (2) hours a day.
Patient Instructions:
- After dinner,
brush your teeth with your regular toothpaste.
- Take a syringe
and twist the cap so that the tip is directly over the circular black
washer.
- Hold the
mouth tray parallel to the floor.
- Find the
impression of your two front teeth and count back six teeth (either
side), start there on the one side.
- Slowly press
down on the plunger of the syringe with your thumb. Express a little
bead of the gel into that tooth indentation. Alternate pressure so
that you express a string of material from one tooth indentation to
the next, with slightly heavier beads in each indentation.
- Use 1/2
cc. in each tray.
- Draw back
excess material left in the tip and twist the lock cap into its locked
position.
- Wear for
one (1) hours. Then repeat steps 2 through 7 for another one (1) hour
period. Thus, wear the trays for up to two (2) hours per day.
- Keep the syringes refrigerated when not in use.
- Depending
on the amount, these syringes should last 7-12 days.
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