How to Make Teeth Whiter When You Have Laminates, Bonding or Crowns

Over time, composite laminates, bonding or crowns can tarnish from stain accumulated by consumption of tea, coffee, smoking tobacco and various food products. When dealing with "natural" teeth, whitening is as easy as buying a toothpaste with a whitening agent or slipping a bleaching tray in for a couple of hours. This is not so with composite bonding or porcelain restorations. For the best whitening results you will need to recruit the help of your dental professionals.

Things You'll Need

• Appointment at your dental office

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Instructions

• 1

  Schedule routine visits with your dental hygienist. The hygienist will have access to ultrasonic scaling instruments that can easily vibrate stain from exisiting composite or porcelain restorations.

• 2

  Inform your dentist if the darkness remains after having your teeth cleaned. If the stains persist your dentist can try to remove any stain with his hand-piece and bur.

• 3

  Taking an aggressive approach may be necessary if the stains cannot be removed with using steps one or two. Your dentist will need to replace the restorations completely to attain optimal results.