TEETH WHITENING IN CHICAGO: HOW TO OBTAIN AND SUSTAIN YOUR RESULTS

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By Wicker Park Dental Group

Although you might love coffee by the cup and red wine by the glass, it’s no secret that indulging in these types of beverages can cause your teeth to turn yellow or light brown. However, that doesn’t mean that you must completely abstain from your favorite food and drinks. Thankfully, it’s still possible to eat what you want while keeping your smile healthy and bright after teeth whitening.

If you are interested in teeth whitening in Chicago, IL, contact Wicker Park Dental Group to learn more about your whitening options. After investing in teeth whitening, it makes sense to want to sustain your results for as long as possible. In response, our knowledgeable dentists spill six secrets that could help keep your pearly whites pearly.

1. Brush Your Teeth At Least 30 Minutes After Consumption

Some prescribe the belief that brushing your teeth immediately after drinking coffee or red wine can help prevent stains. Unfortunately, this may do more harm than good. When you eat or drink, your enamel weakens. (This is especially true for acidic foods and beverages.) Brushing your teeth immediately afterward impairs already weakened enamel. Sadly, your enamel doesn’t grow back. Therefore, once your enamel is missing, you can’t get it back.

Instead, brush your teeth 30 minutes to 1 hour after snacks and meals. Adequate wait time can help protect your enamel while maintaining a virtually stainless smile.

2. Rinse Out Your Mouth with Water

If you’re on a coffee date or grabbing a glass of wine at a bar, likely, you won’t have access to your toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste to rinse away those staining tannins. You can simply rinse your mouth out with water for 30 seconds in times like these. After consuming food and drinks that will stain your teeth, water helps neutralize the acid in your mouth and eliminate residue.

3. Drink with Straws

Although drinking coffee or wine with a straw might seem a little strange at first, this simple habit can help keep the front of your teeth stain-free. When you drink any dark liquid through a straw, you’re reducing contact with the beverage and the front of your teeth.

4. Regularly Visit Your Dentist

Brushing and flossing are great habits, but they can only do so much. Not only does visiting your dentist for regular dental hygiene check-ups and exams keep your mouth healthy, but it can also lift some surface stains.

5. Schedule a Chairside Teeth Whitening Session

Although it’s wise to clean your teeth before whitening them, we must set realistic expectations. Regularly brushing your teeth and dental cleanings may not be enough to eliminate stubborn stains. Furthermore, teeth with set-in yellow and brown staining will achieve greater success with professional teeth whitening.

6. Consider Custom Take-Home Whitening Kits

Although chairside whitening yields quicker, more dramatic results in a single session, our dentists offer custom take-home whitening kits so that you can sustain results from your in-office whitening. Also, custom take-home whitening kits are ideal for patients who want to see gradual yet potentially more dramatic results in the comfort of their own homes.

Learn More About Teeth Whitening in Chicago by Contacting Our Office

Wicker Park Dental Group offers two proven whitening options to fit your lifestyle:

  • In-Office Whitening
  • Custom Take-Home Whitening Kits

If you are interested in knowing how to obtain and maintain teeth whitening in Chicago, please call (773) 276-5566 or request an appointment online. Wicker Park Dental Group would love to help.

Related Services: Cosmetic Dentistry