What Role Does Teeth Whitening Play in Social Interactions?

What role does teeth whitening play in the social custom of smiling? The best answer is: the whiter your teeth, the more likely you are to smile. From a purely psychological perspective, people like to show off their best assets, and if you have beautiful professionally whitened teeth, you are going to smile more. The data backs up this idea with over 52 percent of people who were polled stating that they truly believe they would smile more if they had better teeth. This is because we all realize at a subconscious level that smiling makes us more socially approachable. From the poll, 53 percent of people notice a smile first and make a first impression judgment about you based on what they see. A stunning 89 percent believe that a great smile augments your appearance and makes you more attractive. When you are in a situation that requires you to win people over or be more comfortable, like at a job interview or in the first day of class, there is nothing like a perfect smile to break the ice. Teeth whitening can help you take the first steps to having the smile you have always wanted, so don't be like the 26 percent of the population who believes visiting the dentist could positively impact their smile and their life, yet do not make an appointment. Come and talk to us about teeth whitening, and see how a beautiful smile can impact your life.

Since teeth whitening is one of the best and easiest ways to start getting a whiter smile, you would think everyone would be doing it. And in fact, many people are indeed jumping on the teeth whitening bandwagon, and the industry has grown by leaps and bounds. Today, you can either get a kit to do your teeth whitening at home yourself, have a dentist prescribe or recommend a kit and oversee the home treatment, or come in and see us for a safe and medically controlled whitening in our office. In any of these three options, you will end up with whiter teeth, so what you decide depends on how much oversight you want and how quickly you want results. We always recommend that you come in and have a checkup before starting any whitening process. This is because there are a small number of restrictions that could preclude you from getting your whitening done, or even worse, render the teeth whitening ineffective. We like to rule those out early on in the process.

The most obvious reason why you may be restricted from whitening your teeth is if you have had some kind of front-facing restorative work done. This can include any number of procedures that use an artificial substance to replace your natural enamel. Porcelain veneers, dental bonding, and dental crowns are all such examples. The reasons why this would preclude your use of teeth whitening is because these synthetic substances cannot react to the whitening formula, so unless you want to replace your devices, you will need to use an alternative for teeth whitening.