If you like knowing the reason behind a treatment, whitening makes more sense once you understand where tooth colour comes from. For Wolseley residents, here are the basics, along with how care is planned at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
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A tooth has an outer layer of enamel over a layer called dentin, which is naturally more yellow. Colour you see can come from pigment sitting on the enamel surface, from changes within enamel or dentin, or from the way enamel and dentin change as you age.
Professional whitening uses a peroxide-based gel that works within the natural tooth structure to lighten colour, rather than simply polishing the surface. That explains both its strengths and its limits. It can help with many age, food, drink and tobacco changes, yet it has no effect on the materials used in dental work, and a single dark tooth may have a cause it cannot address.
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Colour from coffee, tea, wine, tobacco and plaque that collects on the enamel.
Shade that has deepened with age or formed inside enamel and dentin.
A tooth darkened by trauma, decay, a large filling or internal change needs its own diagnosis.
Both supervised methods use peroxide-based gel. They differ in concentration, setting and pace, and the choice depends on your starting colour, sensitivity, schedule and how reliably you can follow instructions.
During an in-office appointment, the gums and soft tissues are protected before gel is placed on the teeth. The team evaluates shade change and adjusts if sensitivity arises.
Trays fitted to your teeth keep prescribed gel in contact with them for a directed time. Lightening accumulates over multiple applications.
Composite fillings, bonding, porcelain veneers, crowns and bridges are made from materials that peroxide does not lighten, so they stay their present colour.
Knowing which kind of colour you have is what makes a plan realistic.
Request your visitCavities, cracks, gum inflammation, recession and leaking restorations can be made worse or hidden by whitening, so they are dealt with first.
Surface stain, internal colour and a single dark tooth each behave differently, and the examination helps tell them apart.
A recorded baseline gives you a measurable comparison, which suits anyone who likes evidence.
Visible dental work and your sensitivity history help determine the method, strength and timing.
Assessments are a good time to ask what is going on with your particular teeth. A short written list helps make sure nothing is forgotten.
Using the form sends a request. The clinic contacts you to agree on an appointment time.
Glass-front cabinets in a treatment room, and an orchid at the front desk.
Whitening often causes temporary sensitivity, which is usually short-lived but varies in intensity. The plan can be changed by lowering concentration, reducing contact time or spacing out treatments, and a desensitizing product may be recommended.
Following the directed contact time keeps exposure where your dental team intends it.
Extra gel in a tray does not improve results, and it may increase irritation.
Pain that is sharp or lasting is a reason to phone the clinic.
Why colour comes back
Whitening is not permanent. The influences that darkened your teeth before do not stop.
Coffee, tea, red wine, tobacco and plaque gradually add colour back to the surface.
Natural colour continues to deepen over the years, whitened or not.
A supervised touch-up from time to time may be appropriate once colour returns.
If you plan restorations after whitening, the colour is usually allowed to settle before materials are matched.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Wolseley is in Winnipeg. Its residents have whitening assessments and treatment at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6.
Questions can start with a phone call to (204) 338-3003 or a note in the request form, after which someone from the clinic will get back to you about a time.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about teeth whitening in Wolseley.
Ask our teamProfessional whitening gel is peroxide-based. The concentration and how long it stays on the teeth depend on the system chosen and your dentist’s directions.
Restorations are made of materials such as porcelain or composite resin, which do not respond to whitening gel the way natural enamel and dentin do.
No. A cleaning removes deposits on the surface, while whitening gel lightens colour within the natural tooth. Sometimes a cleaning is helpful before whitening.
Response depends on what caused the colour and where it sits. Age-related and food-related changes often respond, while some internal or single-tooth discolouration may need another approach.
It is colour that develops within enamel or dentin rather than on top. Some of it responds to whitening, but a single dark tooth should be examined first.
Supervised whitening is planned around your oral health and product instructions. Overusing products or using unapproved ones can raise irritation and sensitivity.
Dial (204) 338-3003, or type your request and any questions into the form. Your appointment will be at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, after the clinic confirms it with you.
Restorations, internal changes and dark single teeth sometimes need other kinds of care. These pages explain them.
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