Studies have shown that one of the first physical attributes someone will notice about you is your smile, and even more interestingly, that compliments about someone’s smile will generate a more favorable response than a complement about any other feature. Given this, it is obvious that protecting a beautiful bright smile should be the highest priority of anyone the least bit interested in how they are seen by others.

Stained or yellow teeth are one of the most common causes of a ruined smile. Serious stains can result in embarrassment, even causing people to try to avoid smiling. This sort of social embarrassment can have very real impacts on a person’s life. When a person is uncomfortable in a social situation, people will pick up on that and quickly become uncomfortable being around them. This can result in difficulties obtaining romantic partners and even professional opportunities. Fortunately, modern dentistry has created a myriad of options to combat this scourge of stains, these options are known generally as teeth whitening. Palo Alto with it world class university, and proximity to San Francisco naturally attracts talented professionals skilled in all manner of walks of life, including dentistry and teeth whitening.

Only a few miles from downtown Palo Alto, Dr. Chaulong Nguyen has been practicing state of the art dentistry for more than eight years, and is highly skilled and experienced with all manner of teeth whitening. Dr. Nguyen is renowned for her dedication to personalized care, and her insistence on seeing only one patient at a time so that she can guarantee that her attention will be absolutely focused on the needs of the patient she is working with at the moment. This allows her to tailor the dental care she provides to each Palo Alto resident that comes to see her.

Patients enquiring about teeth whitening come from all walks of life with all manner of damage done to their teeth, from tobacco stains to general age related yellowing, no two patients are exactly alike. For this reason Dr. Nguyen treats every person seeking teeth whitening differently. In order to provide this customized style of care Dr. Nguyen works hard to stay on the forefront of dental technology. Dr. Nguyen makes use of the following techniques for teeth whitening:

Deep Bleaching For patients with relatively minor stains, Dr. Nguyen will produce a customized mouth piece that patients can take home and wear comfortably while they go about their normal lives. When the whitening compounds have done their work, the mouth piece can be removed, and her patients can show of their new white smile all around Palo Alto.

Porcelain Veneers For patients with more serious stains or perhaps with dental problems that go beyond simple stains it may be appropriate to opt for a porcelain veneer. This process actually involves bonding a porcelain coating to the teeth, which not only has the result of beautiful white teeth, but also protects the tooth itself from future damage, and can even reshape the tooth to repair damage or correct minor misalignments.

Palo Alto is home to many dentists, and you would be wise to shop around when looking for the dentist to trust with whitening your teeth. When you do contact a dentist, you should be sure to ask how many patients they see at the same time. Few things can be as disconcerting as a dentist running out of the examination room in the middle of a procedure. Once you try Dental Excellence for your teeth whitening needs, we are confident you will return for all your dental care needs, and may even plan trips back if you ever move away from Palo Alto.