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Tooth Whitening | Date Posted: 7/12/2005
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Which dentist can bleach my teeth?
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All dentists have the skills to assess your teeth for whitening and advise you on the chances of a good result. It largely depends on how badly your teeth are stained and what colour they are naturally as to whether the treatment will work. It is best to see your dentist and discuss your options.
There is a concern that when whitening treatments are not supervised by a dentist, people can become "bleaching junkies" and attempt to gain tooth shades which are unnaturally white. A consequence of excessive treatment and “over-bleaching” is that the teeth become opaque and lose their natural translucency.
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