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Dr. Azari explains the importance of using ADA-approved teeth whitening products to achieve a whiter smile. Lucie Dental uses Opalescence™ professional teeth whitening, which uses a hydrogen peroxide solution to break up molecules that will stain your teeth. In-house whitening treatment with Lucie Dental can last up to six months or longer.
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We use Opalescence,
which we found does a great job,
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specifically, we're using
hydrogen peroxide at 15%.
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We like what Opalescence
is doing with that product.
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We're getting great results.
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Patients just do it
for a very short period of time
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each day for about 15 minutes,
for five days consecutively
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and they're getting very good results.
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It's not a problem
to use these whitening products
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that are ADA approved
because we've come to recognize
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that they do not cause
problems to the teeth,
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but to use them consistently
over and over again
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is going to cause less and less
of a chance of whitening your tooth.
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Those little molecules
that break up become less and less
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because there's less of a chance
of breaking up those molecules
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over the course of time.
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Through what you eat and what you drink,
you're going to have staining.
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It's just going to happen.
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Whitening your teeth is okay.
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It's a good thing to do
if it's something you want to do.
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But the over the counter
products are pretty good today.
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But inhouse,
what we're using is very effective.
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The whitening effects last
for maybe a few months,
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maybe even up to six months.
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Some people get different results,
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so some people
will last a little bit longer,
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some people, a little less, if you will.
