Who can benefit from a bleaching?

There is no age to have whiten teeth. If there is a need and the enamel is healthy, bleaching is possible. Only the smokers will have to commit themselves to some particular instructions.

For a smoker, is bleaching possible?

Yes, but during the treatment period, the patient will have to cease smoking. The carcinogenic potential of nicotine is substantially increased in the presence of peroxide. It takes 24 hours after the treatment for the harmful effect of peroxide to disappear.

I don’t want to stop smoking, what are my alternatives?

For the smokers, clinical bleaching (with the laser) is faster. Since the whole procedure takes place within two hours, the patient will only have to avoid smoking for the 24 hours following the treatment, as opposed to the two weeks involved in the bleaching at home.

Does it hurt?

On healthy enamel, the peroxide causes some temporary sensitivity. This sensitivity is transitory and will disappear a few days after the end of the the treatment. The gum can also be irritated if it was in contact with the peroxide.

Do the insurance cover the fees of a bleaching?

In general, the insurance companies do not cover the dental bleaching, as they consider them a cosmetic treatment. At Mdex, the student members of the ASEQ benefit a 20% rebate according to privileges of the agreement between Mdex and their insurer.