Gum Lightening Service

Last Updated on March 7, 2023 by

In the past, dentists would offer gum bleaching services to patients who wanted whiter teeth. This entailed burning off layers of the patient’s gum tissue, in hopes that it would remove the melanocytes that produced their pigmentation and give them lighter-looking gums. However, this technique was dangerous and painful, and actually did little to lighten patients’ gums at all. Today, we know much more about how teeth work — and we now have much safer ways to make teeth whiter than burning your gums away with lasers!

Why Your Dentist Can’t Whiten Your Gums?


If you’re unhappy with the color of your gums, there’s good news! Gum lighting services are now available at dentist offices. Your dentist will use a laser that won’t harm your teeth but will target the melanocytes in your gums and destroy them. After a few treatments, you’ll notice less pigmentation and in time, your teeth may have whiter gums. These days, dentists don’t try to burn away gum pigmentation as they did in the past; instead, they offer a safe, painless way of getting rid of it for good.

How Does It Work?


The process is called laser gum bleaching. It involves a specially formulated whitener that’s applied on the gums and then activated with a laser. This whitens the tissue without damaging it, since it only affects the pigmented areas of the gum. The amount of time needed varies from patient to patient, depending on how dark their gums are and how much pigment is in their mouth.

Is It Safe?


The key is that the laser is so concentrated in one small area that it only affects a few cells at a time, and it doesn’t reach into the deeper layers of gum tissue. This means that you don’t have to worry about damaging your teeth or even your jawbone. Plus, because the laser light is being absorbed by the melanocytes, not by fat or other tissues in the body, there’s no danger of seepage into other areas.
1) The lasers used for this treatment are so focused on very specific areas that there’s no danger of affecting any other tissue in the mouth.

2) It’s not like placing bleach on your gums which can cause irritation and sensitivity

3)The process itself takes less than ten minutes!

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What Makes These Treatments Different?


In the past, dentists would use lasers to try and remove gum pigmentation. This was painful for the patient and ineffective for getting rid of the melanocytes that were causing the gum pigmentation. It also caused a layer of gum tissue to be burned away, which could lead to other problems down the road. Thankfully, there is a new service called Gum Lightening Service that can make your gums look whiter in as little as one visit! It uses a very gentle laser and has been proven by doctors and dentists alike to work well with minimal discomfort.
Don’t let gum bleaching be something you have tried in the past- Gum Bleaching Services can make your gums whiten after just one visit!

What Can We Do About It?


We’re so glad we don’t have to use such a painful and outdated treatment anymore. Instead, we offer a newer and much less invasive gum lightening service that uses laser technology — the same type of lasers dentists use in gum surgery. We use the laser to target melanocytes in an effort to reduce their production or get them to leave the area altogether.
Here’s how it works: A laser is applied directly onto your gum tissue for about ten seconds each time, which works because it targets melanocytes with intense waves of light that can kill cells. The treatment takes about three minutes per session and has been shown to be safe and effective for most people. If you’re interested in learning more about this service, contact us here!