The Smartbleach® Procedure

Before Smartbleach®
In the 14th Century, teeth bleaching was the most popular dental request, after tooth extraction. Back then it was achieved using metal files and nitric acid - a painful and laborious task. Even worse, the Ancient Romans used to wash their teeth with Portuguese urine because they believed it would make their teeth whiter!

Thankfully, dental science has come a long way since then. Lasers have been used to treat teeth discolouration for several years, but until now they have been primarily as a heat source combined with an acid treatment to help whiten yellow or brown teeth. The results were unpredictable and generally disappointing.

The Smartbleach® Process
The new Smartbleach® method uses the laser as a source of light to provide photobleaching of the teeth. This unique method means virtually all types of stained teeth can be treated.

The techniques and unique laser used in the Smartbleach® treatment are a result of extensive research over more than six years. It began with the general observation that people living in countries with a sunnier climate, tended to have whiter teeth.

Smartbleach® works by using a laser to produce pure green light from the sunlight spectrum and matching this green light to a Smartbleach® patented red gel containing a special, non-acidic, preparation of hydrogen peroxide. Red and green are complementary colours and the consequent Smartbleach® interaction is able to reach large, light absorbing molecules deep in the teeth, changing them into smaller molecules which reflect light. The result is a whiter, brighter teeth. Smartbleach® is also able to stabilise the smaller molecules, stopping them reforming into large ones. This means that the treatment lasts longer.

Here is a description of a typical Smartbleach® treatment. Firstly, the teeth are cleaned and dried by the dentist. A protective coating is applied to the gums and then the special Smartbleach® red gel is applied to the teeth.

Each tooth is then exposed to the laser for thirty seconds during which the patient either feels a tingling sensation or nothing at all. The gel is removed and the mouth rinsed. This process is repeated usually for a total of three applications. The whole treatment lasts from one to one and a quarter hours.

An exciting aspect of Smartbleach® is that the results are visible immediately, so the patient can judge for themselves, after each application, if they need to continue or if they have reached the desired result.

At the end of the treatment, the teeth are given a fluoride application activated by the Smartbleach® laser. Research has shown that this builds up resistance to decay, so Smartbleach® gives you not only whiter teeth but also stronger teeth.

If you would like to know more

contact your nearest Smartbleach® authorised dentist on:

1800 253 224
1800 (BLEACH) (Australia only)

Related sites:

Laser Dentists Australia

Good Medicine

The European Laser Users & Research Association Website

The European Society for Oral Laser Applications Website

Clinical Research Associates - a site with independant analysis of other light based teeth whitening methods which shows how, unlike Smartbleach®, they rely on heat which has no effect.