Once your whitening treatment ends, your dentist will provide you with a custom-made, in-home touch-up kit that includes custom-fitted whitening trays. The complete procedure takes less than an hour. Afterwards, our dentist cleans away the Zoom! whitening gel, and the procedure concludes.

The gel is applied for three 15-minute sessions of light activation, for a total treatment time of 45 minutes.

The gel remains in place for 15 minutes while the light is activated.

The dentist or dental assistant then applies the Zoom! hydrogen peroxide whitening gel, which works together with the Zoom! light to penetrate the teeth and break up the stains and discoloration.

If no such conditions are found, then our dentist performs a teeth cleaning procedure and begins preparation for treatment by covering the lips and gums, leaving the teeth exposed.

This ensures that the Zoom! whitening procedure works as effectively as possible and prevents any future damage to the teeth.

First, the dentist performs a comprehensive exam, meant to highlight any dental problems that need to be addressed before getting a whitening treatment done.

As the hydrogen peroxide is broken down, oxygen enters the enamel and dentin to bleach the stained substances, leaving the structure of the tooth unchanged.īefore deciding whether Zoom! in-office teeth whitening is right for you, your dentist will conduct a comprehensive examination of your teeth and gums to ensure proper health, as well as talk with you about your oral hygiene and lifestyle habits to determine if you will benefit from whitening. The Zoom! in-office tooth whitening procedure uses the Zoom! Advanced Power Chairside Lamp to accelerate the bleaching process to activate the 25 percent hydrogen peroxide whitening gel.

The aging process also can stain and darken your teeth.

Tooth discoloration may result from drinking coffee, tea, cola and red wine, or from smoking. A popular alternative to tray methods, Zoom! is a safe and effective bleaching process widely used to lighten discoloration of enamel and dentin.

Zoom whitening process