Power Bleaching

Power Bleaching, also known as in-office bleaching, is a medical procedure in which the teeth can be lightened by up to ten shades in a very short time with the help of a special LED lamp.

Power Bleaching costs CHF 490. We recommend a thorough dental hygiene appointment and check-up beforehand in order to achieve a better result.

How long your teeth keep their brightness depends on a wide range of factors. Where possible, avoid strongly staining foods, cut down on coffee, tea, tobacco and red wine, improve your daily oral hygiene and come for regular dental hygiene appointments.

After every Power Bleaching you receive a list of recommendations. If they are followed, the result usually lasts one to two years. Since teeth lose their brightness over time, you can repeat the bleaching whenever you wish.

A Power Bleaching session runs as follows: first a lip and cheek retractor is placed, then the mucous membranes and the gums are covered with a light-curing material to protect them from injury and the teeth are isolated. In the next step the teeth are painted with a hydrogen peroxide gel and illuminated with the Power Bleaching LED light for 15 minutes.

Depending on the desired result, one to four cycles are carried out. After each cycle the old gel is suctioned off and fresh hydrogen peroxide gel is applied. Photographs of the teeth are taken before and after the Power Bleaching for documentation and assessment.

The Power Bleaching itself takes about an hour.

Throughout the Power Bleaching you wear a lip and cheek retractor that holds your cheeks and lips safely to the side. The mucous membranes and the gums are completely covered with a dental dam gel to protect them from injury.

To keep your eyes safe, you wear protective glasses with an appropriate filter during all cycles of the Power Bleaching.

To ensure the best possible result from a Power Bleaching, we recommend a professional cleaning in the form of a dental hygiene appointment shortly beforehand, together with a dental check-up.

If there are decayed teeth, dental infections or gum disease, these must be treated before the Power Bleaching. Leaking and inadequate fillings must be replaced first.

In children and adolescents (large pulp chamber, increased risk of pulpitis) In pregnant and breastfeeding women In patients with severe periodontal disease and pronounced dentin exposure In patients with highly sensitive teeth (with or without exposed tooth necks) In patients with various disorders of enamel or dentin formation

Power Bleaching does NOT lighten artificial teeth, crowns or bridges, veneers, inlays, onlays or overlays, composite fillings or other restorative materials. For color-matching reasons these may have to be replaced after the Power Bleaching.

Teeth with patchy discoloration caused by earlier tetracycline use (or by fluorosis) lighten poorly, unevenly or not at all. Expect that additional measures will be needed.

During the first 24 to 48 hours after a Power Bleaching, you may experience sensitivity or brief shooting pains in the teeth. This is normal and disappears again after two days at most. In rare cases, in sensitive patients, these symptoms can persist for longer.

If the patient has sensitive teeth, recessions with exposed root surfaces, exposed dentin, untreated carious lesions, cracked teeth, abfractions, leaking fillings, inadequate restorations, mucosal lesions or other conditions that allow more gel to penetrate the tooth, this can lead to strong tooth sensitivity or more severe toothache. A pulpitic reaction and/or devitalization of the tooth cannot be ruled out. We therefore recommend treating any existing conditions before the Power Bleaching.

If the protective seal over the gums or mucous membranes leaks and irritating hydrogen peroxide gel reaches the mucosa, the gums or the lips, this can cause injuries. These may be mildly painful and usually disappear again after a short time.

Another option for lightening teeth is home bleaching. For this, custom trays are made for the upper and lower jaw. They are filled with a somewhat less concentrated gel and worn for several hours (four to eight hours a day), usually overnight. This bleaching method is particularly suitable for patients with sensitive teeth, or for those who want to avoid increased tooth sensitivity. Home bleaching takes between two and four weeks.

A further, somewhat more invasive way to correct color is with ceramic or composite restorations. These treatments are considerably more expensive and more involved, and usually mean losing healthy tooth structure. The advantage is that the shade barely changes over time and that, alongside the color correction, minor misalignments can be corrected at the same time.

You are welcome to book an appointment for a no-obligation consultation online or by phone, or simply drop by the practice. We are here for you.