Bend Dentist

Teeth Whitening is my passion. I love helping my patients achieve their smile objectives while caring for thier dental needs. There are many ways to whiten/lighten your teeth: In-Office vs. In-home or a combination of the two. Click To learn more about teeth whitening.

Professional In-Office Whitening

Professional whitening is a process where Dr DiGiulio, a Bend dentist, manages your tooth whitening process. She does this by helping you decide what type of whitening is best for you, and then either administers the process directly in her office, or provides a prescription to you for self-administering at-home.

The three types of professional teeth whitening systems Dr DiGiulo may suggest, when visiting her dental office in Bend, are light or laser-enhanced in-office whitening, non-light in-office whitening, or custom-at-home-tray system. For an in-office whitening treatment, Dr DiGiulio will expertly apply the prescription strength whitening gel directly on your teeth and, depending on the system being used, may or may not utilize an energy source like liight or laser to enhance the whitening power of the peroxide gel. Another service Dr DiGiulio may offer is fitting you for a custom home whitening tray. These powerful whitening options are only available through your dentist or dental professional. For a consultation in Dr Digiulio's Bend dental office call 541.389.2885

Teeth Whitening Procedure

What Steps Are Involved With In-Office Whitening?

Although different in-office whitening systems can vary slightly from product to product, there are common practices that you will experience when you see Dr DiGiulio for in-office whitening.

The first thing that will happen when you receive in-office teeth whitening, at her Bend dental office, is that Dr DiGiulio will need to establish your baseline tooth color/hue/shade. This gives Dr DiGiulio an idea of exactly how stained your teeth are, and how deep the stains are into your teeth. Dr DiGiulio has an assortment of colored tabs that will be compared against your teeth. This allows Dr DiGiulio to record precisely how stained your teeth are when you came in, and define the effectiveness of the teeth whitening procedure based on the number of shades your teeth improve by. Dr DiGiulio also likes to take a picture of your mouth as a means of visually capturing the transformation from stained to whitened teeth.

After a baseline is established, Dr DiGiulio, an adeptBend cosmetic dentist Bend cosmetic dentist , will cover your lips and gums so that the peroxide gel does not touch sensitive oral soft tissue. Next, a barrier material in the form of a liquid is applied to the gums and then dried with a curing light. This is done protect the gums from the high concentration peroxide. It is essential that all the soft tissue of the mouth are protected to avoid irritation. Finally, a whitening gel is applied to your teeth by Dr DiGiulio. Some systems use a light source, such as a UV whitening lamp, designed to accentuate the whitening process.[1] For a consultation in Dr Digiulio's Bend dental office call 541.389.2885

For light-assisted procedures, a lighted energy source is focused directly onto the teeth. This light activates the gel and the whitening process is initiated. This is usually done in 3 to 4 sessions, with each session lasting anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes, once again depending on the system used. At the end of each session, the whitening gel is removed from the teeth and a fresh coat of gel is reapplied. This is done because most whitening gels contain hydrogen peroxide which is highly reactive, meaning it works quickly. The entire process of in-office teeth whitening usually takes about 60 minutes to 2 hours from start to finish. For in-office procedures that do not use a light or laser source, the steps are almost identical. For a consultation in Dr Digiulio's Bend dental office call 541.389.2885