Colgate optic white professional kit
A professional whitening kit uses a peroxide gel in trays to lighten natural tooth colour by oxidising stain molecules.
The short answer
A professional whitening kit uses a peroxide gel in trays to lighten natural tooth colour by oxidising stain molecules. Whitening gel acts mainly on natural enamel and dentine, while crowns, fillings, veneers, and composite restorations do not change colour in the same way. A dental examination checks for cavities, cracks, inflamed gums, exposed roots, and restorations first.
What is the direct answer?
What does this question mean?
Whitening gel acts mainly on natural enamel and dentine, while crowns, fillings, veneers, and composite restorations do not change colour in the same way. A dental examination checks for cavities, cracks, inflamed gums, exposed roots, and restorations first.
What can you do next?
Follow the label for gel amount, tray wear time, storage, and cleaning, and keep gel off the gums. If sensitivity occurs, pause as directed and use a desensitising toothpaste containing fluoride or potassium salts.
When should you seek dental care?
Stop and contact a dentist for persistent pain, gum burning, ulceration, marked sensitivity, or an uneven result. Do not whiten over untreated decay or inflamed gums.
What should you ask the dentist?
Will the kit whiten fillings? No. The gel lightens natural tooth structure, so a visible filling or crown may need shade assessment after whitening.
Frequently asked questions
Why can sensitivity happen?
Peroxide can temporarily move through enamel and dentine toward the pulp, provoking sensitivity, especially with excessive exposure or exposed roots.
Will the kit whiten fillings?
No. The gel lightens natural tooth structure, so a visible filling or crown may need shade assessment after whitening.