I am 13 years old, and i have already had the customized tray and gel from the dental office. my teeth are pretty white, but i want them a little bit whiter, because the trays and gel dont whiten anymore. should i get the in office teeth whitening? is zoom the only in office procedure there is? the money part isn't a problem, i just am wondering if i should get my teeth whitened again.
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I'm a Dental Assistant, i do the 'Zoom2' treatments in my office. In my office, and i hope others as well... I dont Zoom childrens teeth under the age of 16. Why, you ask... Well, no reason really, cept the instructions with the Zoom treatment says "Not for kids under age of 16". So be on the safe side, in other words to save mine and my offices butts, in case something was to go wrong.. we wont do it on younger kids. As far as, if it works and how white can/ will they get? YES, it does work, brilliantly. It only takes an hour with the Zoom 2...the orginial Zoom takes a little longer... but it does work. AND, your teeth can only go 'so white'! And thats pretty dang white.. that its fake looking. Why do you want to have fake looking teeth? If your teeth are already pretty white, why bother spending loads more money to try whitening even more when a) its a waste of money and b) its so fake looking, its obvious to people! Whats the point? As for 'gum' sensitivity after Zooming... yes, there can be some. MOST people dont have it though, if the treatment was done properly. If your gums have white places above a tooth, the solution has gotten in contact with the tissue. You have to be very careful as to NOT get the peroxide onto the gums. You have to pay special action to protect the gum tissue, it will/can burn it. When you Zoom, we put a cheek retractor inside the mouth, which stretches your mouth really WIDE open. We then pack your mouth full of gauze: under your upper lip, under your lower lip, under your tongue, and packed like a chipmunk inside your cheeks. Then you place a material onto the gums, which hardens with a special light, its purpose is to block off any remaining uncovered tissue from any contact of the bleaching gel. After that you, you start applying the peroxide and a special light is needed to activate the solution. Basically the pores on the teeth are opened up and it soaks the peroxide up. Again, this can cause teeth sensitivity as well at times, but i've yet to see anyone complain to the point i had to stop treatment due to the teeth getting to sensitive. When treatment is done... i send my patients home with a free paste call 'MI Paste' incase of teeth sensitivity, and a tube of Vitamin E for gum sensitivity in case of exposure to the gum. Like i said before, i have had nothing but positive feedback from my patients, they love this form of bleaching. BUT.. i'm not so sure its for you. You have white teeth already, i wouldnt advise it for people in general with already white teeth. It looks to fake, in my opinion.
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