Taking Care of your Teeth after the Whitening Treatment

Congratulations for taking the big step of getting your teeth whitened by your family dentist in Sacramento! You may be ecstatic about your beautiful shiny white teeth right now, and your favorite Sacramento dentistry is very glad to make you feel satisfied and happy with our teeth whitening service. But let’s now take care of your teeth to help keep them pearly white for years to come.

In order to get you started with taking care of your newly whitened teeth, your Sacramento teeth whitening dentist has listed tips on how you should take care of your whitened teeth and keep it flourishing for more years to come. Here, we list the things you should do, eat, and drink after the teeth whitening system has been administered on you.

1. Start off with rinsing. Rinsing is important to remove the bleaching gel in your mouth. Although Zoom! Teeth Whitening System is patient-friendly, some bleaching gels are not healthy once swallowed so rinse properly using the right mouthwash with fluoride. Soft Touch Dentistry will provide you a kit with mouthwash. If you don’t have a mouthwash, find something with fluoride to rinse your mouth. Remember not to rinse with colored or acidic liquids as they tend to bring more damage than good.
2. Drink ONLY plain water. Since the procedure may take more than an hour, it will leave you thirsty once done. As beverages now-a-days tend to be colored, and most of them are acidic, it is not advisable to drink them immediately after having your teeth whitening procedure.
3. Wait for at least 30 minutes before brushing your teeth. There may be times when you feel that rinsing with mouthwash or something with fluoride do not make you feel clean. When this happens, wait for at least 30 minutes after your procedure before you brush your whitened teeth. If there really is an urge to do it, brush very lightly, keeping in mind that your enamel is still very weak.
4. Do not eat yet. It is advisable that you eat before you undergo teeth whitening so you are not left hungry when the procedure is over. If you become hungry after the procedure, try to wait at least 45 minutes to an hour. A good solution to this: Drink lots of water instead.

Now that you have the beautiful, killer smile you have always wished and longed for, how long it shall last depends on how you take good (or bad) care of them. But don’t worry! You can always count on your Sacramento family dentist at Soft Touch to guide you from day one!

Did you recently have your teeth whitened and need more guidance on how to keep your teeth white and shiny for years to come, or are you interested in having teeth whitening? Contact Soft Touch Dentistry today!