One of the more commonly used tooth whitening options that is widely available to people is a treatment that made by dental products company Dentsply International known as Nupro White Gold / Illumine which is a professional teeth whitening system. This system is a combination of an in-office procedure and a take home treatment. The Illumine part is performed by a dentist in his office while the Nupro White Gold is an additional treatment that is taken home and carried out by the patients.
Some other tooth whitening procedures that are carried out in the dentist’s chair Illumine teeth whitening does not involve the use of any light treatment in order to activate the bleaching gel. Instead, the treatment consists of three applications of the whitening gel with each application lasting for 15 minutes. There is some necessary preparation work required by the dentist before the treatment begins including the placement of a dental dam if the patient chooses. In all the total treatment time for the Illumine teeth whitening procedure is about 1 hour.
Illumine whitening gel contains a 36% hydrogen peroxide formula and according to the manufacturer can result in the teeth becoming up to 6 shades whiter. It is definitely worth mentioning, though, that such a high concentration of hydrogen peroxide can result in the patient experiencing one of a number of side effects such as inflamed gums or cheeks, sensitive teeth or tooth softening.
The Nupro White Gold take home tooth whitening kit is a supplementary treatment that is given to the patient for use during the week following the in-office treatment. It is only necessary to apply the gel for 15 minutes per day for a 7 day treatment period. This works out to be a shorter wear time compared to other leading take home whitening products. Nupro White Gold tooth whitening gel contains 15% hydrogen peroxide and when used in conjunction with the Illumine in-office treatment can result in the teeth being whitened by up to 9 shades.
There are further options available in the Nupro White Gold take home teeth whitening range. Because the active chemical – hydrogen peroxide – is quite strong and can cause irritation of the gums or tooth sensitivity, and some of it becoming quite severe, there are kits available that aren’t quite as strong. A Nupro White Gold take home kit containing a 15% carbamide peroxide gel is available as is a kit that contains a 10% carbamide peroxide gel.
Naturally with these lower strength kits you would have to lower your expectations as to how much whiter your teeth may become. It has been found, however, that for people with sensitive teeth the Nupro Gold 10% carbamide peroxide gel is the ideal product.The price for the Nupro White Gold teeth whitening gel with 15% carbamide peroxide is around the £10.00 mark for a pack of 2. You can expect to pay around £7.00 for the Nupro White Gold teeth whitening gel with 10% carbamide peroxide
NUPRO ® White Gold / Illumine ™ professional teeth whitening system is manufactured by Dentsply International. This company makes a wide range of dental products. The NUPRO ® White Gold / Illumine ™ teeth whitening system is a combination whitening approach that incorporates both in-office (Illumine ™) and at-home (NUPRO ® White Gold) whitening treatments.
What type of tooth whitener is used with the Illumine ™ in-office teeth whitening system The Illumine ™ teeth whitening system utilizes a 36% hydrogen peroxide-based bleaching gel that is prepared for use at the time of application. The pH of the Illumine ™ whitener lies within the 6.0 to 8.0 range.More about the characteristics of professional teeth whiteners.Is a bleaching light or laser used with the Illumine ™ in-office teeth whitening system.The Illumine ™ in-office teeth whitening system protocol does not include the use of a bleaching light or laser.More about bleaching lights used with profession teeth whitening systems and why they may not be needed...)
Will the Illumine ™ whitening system produce a heating effect on the teeth being whitened.Since the Illumine ™ in-office teeth whitening system does not employ a bleaching light or laser there is no potential for treatments to produce a heating effect on the teeth.More about why it is important that a bleaching light does not produce a significant heating effect...)
Will it take 1 hour for your dentist to perform an Illumine ™ teeth whitening treatment.Illumine ™ teeth whitening treatments usually take about an hour from start to finish. Each Illumine ™ treatment session consists of three separate applications of whitener, with each individual application lasting 15 minutes. Pre and post treatment preparations and activities round the total treatment time for the patient up to about 60 to 70 minutes.
After the completion of the Illumine ™ in-office treatment, continued bleaching with the NUPRO ® White Gold at-home whitener is an option left up to the discretion of the dentist and the patient. This in-office and at-home combination whitening therapy is commonplace. In fact, one way Dentsply packages and sells their whitening products to dentists is as an Illumine ™ / NUPRO ® White Gold combination whitening kit.
The individual steps of the Illumine ™ teeth whitening system are
Your dentist follows when performing Illumine ™ teeth whitening treatments does not vary greatly from those general steps we illustrate and describe for the typical professional teeth whitening process. Specifically, however, as you read through our pages please note that the Illumine ™ whitening protocol does not make use of a light or laser to "activate" the whitener. Additionally, Dentsply states that the protocol used with its Illumine ™ whitener does not have to include the use of a dental dam.
Choosing the Illumine ™ / NUPRO ® White Gold teeth whitening system as a means to lighten your teeth. This question is one that should be answered by your dentist. What we do have to say however in terms of generalities is yes, the Illumine ™ / NUPRO ® White Gold whitening system, just like the other profession teeth whitening systems we discuss on our pages, should be able to provide a very capable whitening solution and system.
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