{"id":4954,"date":"2018-11-15T16:16:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T14:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/?p=4954"},"modified":"2019-02-05T16:20:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T14:20:23","slug":"teeth-whitening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/teeth-whitening\/","title":{"rendered":"Tooth Whitening\/Bleaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4954\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4954-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"divider-no-animation tablet-default mobile-1-in-row desktop-default panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4954-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-4954-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4954-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"orion default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4954-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Over the years, a normal condition for teeth is to lose their bright color. Nutrition and age play an important role for a normal denture. Tooth whitening is a painless dental procedure that removes dye pigments and dyschromias. The most common causes of these teeth stains are the consumption of coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco use and poor oral hygiene. Other internal causes may be excessive exposure to fluoride during childhood,\u00a0 tetracyclines intake during pregnancy or during the first 8 years of the child. Finally, a tooth injury is likely to cause discoloration According to Professor Ger. Doubitsas\u2019s book \u00a0\u201cTooth whitening\u201d, the chemical whitening of teeth has begun 150 years ago!<\/p>\n<p>The first application was made by Dwinelle in 1848 using sodium chloride, but after research and usage of various techniques we have concluded in the following two methods:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4954-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"divider-no-animation tablet-default mobile-1-in-row desktop-default panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4954-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-4954-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4954-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_list_w panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"orion default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4954-1-0-0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-orion_list_w so-widget-orion_list_w-base\"><div class=\"row button-wrap\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"list-wrap col-md-12\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"no-liststyle size-normal\" style=\"background:transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<li class=\"text-default\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf3fe;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"color: #47c1c7\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\tthe use of Carbamide peroxide, for home usage,\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<li class=\"text-default\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf3fe;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"color: #47c1c7\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\thydrogen peroxide by activating a light source at the clinic.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4954-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_accordion_w\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"orion default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4954-1-0-1\" ><div class=\"so-widget-orion_accordion_w so-widget-orion_accordion_w-base\">\t\n\n\t<div class=\"panel-group \" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" id=\"acc_69d856475bdff\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2; background:rgba(255,255,255,1)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"HowDoestoothWhiteningWork69d856475be11\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HowDoestoothWhiteningWork69d856475be11-panel\" class=\"not-collapsed primary-hover\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"HowDoestoothWhiteningWork69d856475be11\" data-parent=\"#acc_69d856475bdff\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\n\t\t\t\t\t  \tHow Does tooth Whitening Work?\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"HowDoestoothWhiteningWork69d856475be11-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"HowDoestoothWhiteningWork69d856475be11\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The formulations used for bleaching are oxygen peroxide or carbamide peroxide, depending on the case.<\/p>\n<p>Tooth whitening can be done either in the dental clinic or at home. Tooth whitening in the dental clinic is conducted with especially approved by the EOF materials \u00a0and the contribution of special lighting devices. Tooth whitening at home is done using tooth whitening guards, which they are especially custom made for you. You simply place the bleaching gel under the advice of your treating dentist.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2; background:rgba(255,255,255,1)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"Howlongdoesittake69d856475be31\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#Howlongdoesittake69d856475be31-panel\" class=\"not-collapsed primary-hover\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Howlongdoesittake69d856475be31\" data-parent=\"#acc_69d856475bdff\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\n\t\t\t\t\t  \tHow long does it take?\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"Howlongdoesittake69d856475be31-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Howlongdoesittake69d856475be31\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The treatment varies depending on the primary color of your teeth and how the bleaching will be done, at home or at the dental clinic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2; background:rgba(255,255,255,1)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"Howsafeisit69d856475be41\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#Howsafeisit69d856475be41-panel\" class=\"not-collapsed primary-hover\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Howsafeisit69d856475be41\" data-parent=\"#acc_69d856475bdff\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\n\t\t\t\t\t  \tHow safe is it?\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"Howsafeisit69d856475be41-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Howsafeisit69d856475be41\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"border-color:#f2f2f2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tooth whitening is generally a safe procedure as long as your dentist does it in the proper way and uses approved materials by the EOF.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, before performing tooth whitening visit your dentist and get proper information about the whole procedure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4954-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"orion default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4954-1-0-2\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><em>Kontopanos Christos<br \/>\n<\/em>Dental surgeon<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>Source<\/strong>: : Gerasimos P.Douvitsas: \u201c Teeth Whitening\u201d,<br \/>\nOdontiatriko Vima publ., Athens 2008<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, a normal condition for teeth is to lose their bright color. Nutrition and age play an important role for a normal denture. Tooth whitening is a painless dental procedure that removes dye pigments and dyschromias. The most common causes of these teeth stains are the consumption of coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4954\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=4954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4954\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4957,"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4954\/revisions\/4957\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4149\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=4954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=4954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kontopanos-dental.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=4954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}