The truth about Teeth Whitening Processes

Written by Rebecca Blain


By Rebecca Blain of http://www.everything-teeth.com

Teeth whitening is a growing concern in many households aroundrepparttar world. As appearances, especially ofrepparttar 137754 face and mouth, become more vital in business and public affairs, many people attempt to gain whiter teeth through a variety of different methods. Before you startrepparttar 137755 teeth whitening process, however, there are a few things that you should know.

First and foremost, accelerating teeth whitening can cause problems in your future, should you prove to be unlucky. Professional office treatments and homemade or out of office treatments carryrepparttar 137756 risk of mouth cancer due to agitation torepparttar 137757 gums, lips and tongue. Your teeth are also at risk as well, due to howrepparttar 137758 process works. Fortunately, as treatments progress, this concern is limited, although total removal ofrepparttar 137759 risks has not yet been developed. There is currently only one method that does not cause a risk of cancer, and that is simply brushing daily with a standard toothpaste.

If you decide thatrepparttar 137760 low risks of cancer are worth a brighter smile, there are two primary methods you can use to get what you want.

In-Office Whitening

The first method is in office treatments. There are several types of in office treatments that you can take advantage of, ranging from professional tray treatments and laser treatment. While tray treatments are less expensive, these can be quite messy, taste bad, and make your gums sore for numerous days afterwards. Tray treatments also require several sessions, or a take home kit that allows you to whiten your teeth without having to seerepparttar 137761 specialist more than once. The Zoom treatments are a good example of one of these styles of treatments. In most cases,repparttar 137762 Zoom treatment takes roughly three days for it to be completely effective.

The second style of in office treatments are Laser treatments. These treatments are much quicker, causes a more extreme discomfort that goes away quickly, and has a much more noticeable effect. However, laser treatment is expensive. One session can cost more than a thousand dollars, depending on how muchrepparttar 137763 laser needs to be used. Most sessions will take roughly thirty minutes to an hour, making itrepparttar 137764 quickest type available today. However, once you begin laser treatments, if you do not take care to keep your teeth white, you will need to go back after a few months. Daily brushing and careful hygiene will be required in order to avoid having to return for a second treatment.

Do-it-Yourself Kits

The second method is a broad category of treatments that are specifically designed to be cheaper and convenient. Out of office treatments, ranging from tray treatments, pen treatments, gel treatments, strips and more, are designed in a fashion where evenrepparttar 137765 busiest individual will have enough time to getrepparttar 137766 whiter smile they want. Unlikerepparttar 137767 office treatments, these treatments take time and effort over a longer period of time in order to getrepparttar 137768 results that you want. For those who wantrepparttar 137769 quickest results, premium 7 day strips offer amongrepparttar 137770 strongest treatments available outside of a doctor's office. Both Crest and Colgate offer strips that allow you to do treatments within a period of 7 days. These treatments will cost you less than 100 dollars forrepparttar 137771 entire 7 day period of time.

"Alcohol Abuse - How to Start Helping Yourself First"

Written by Paul Johnson


They say thatrepparttar first step to solving a personal problem is to admit that you have just that-a problem. While this is somewhat true, especially whenrepparttar 137753 problem is alcohol related, you need to slowly work yourself to some desired goal, whether it's to stop drinking all together, or to moderate your consumption (which a doctor can help you decide based an overall health analysis).

Back in college (or university), there was a track coach (who eventually coachedrepparttar 137754 Olympic team) who told his runners that you had to visualize your goals, and in your mind, watch yourself runrepparttar 137755 entire race in optimal form. He also told his runners to write down their goals in a small journal each and every day.

When this is applied to someone suffering from alcoholism or abuse, it may help him or her substantially control certain drinking habits. Forrepparttar 137756 first entry in your "stop drinking journal," write downrepparttar 137757 reason that you want to cut down or abstain from alcohol. You can either write it in paragraph form or make a list that you'll be able to read clearly if you ever need reminded. The list may include such reasons as: to sleep or get along with my family better, or to improve health.

Next, asrepparttar 137758 track coach would have his runners jot down their goals, so should you. Each and every day you should limit your alcohol intake to only one or two glasses, and no more. Write down this goal for each new day in your journal. And, if you don't think you can start there, go ahead and create a chart that diagrams how much drinking you do each week.

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