The SmileLABS Cosmetic Teeth Whitening System is very simple, but very effective as well. It uses technology that has been in use by dentists for over twenty years. It is a safe, pleasant, and very quick procedure to whiten your teeth in fifteen to thirty minutes, and at a price that just about anyone can afford.
Dental science has known that peroxide-based bleaching gel will break down into its working components of what are known as free oxygen radical atoms. These oxygen atoms are very reactive in this free radical state, and will cleave (break into smaller pieces) the long-chained chromophores (color containing molecules) that are abundant in stains on the outer surfaces and inside the microscopic pores of the enamel (outer-most layer) of adult teeth. When the atoms cleave these long molecules into smaller pieces, these pieces are no longer perceived as being colored or stained by our eyes and brain. The stain molecules are therefore still there, but in smaller uncolored pieces. The result is that the teeth appear whiter and brighter.
Dental research scientists also discovered that this break down of peroxide into free radicals would occur much more rapidly if the peroxide were exposed to bright intense blue-green light in the wavelength of 480-520 nanometers. So this light greatly speeds up the reaction that makes teeth whiter, allowing cosmetic teeth whitening to occur in a matter of minutes rather than many hours of exposure to the peroxide. The result is bright white teeth in 15-30 minutes.
A question that is frequently asked is, What are the causes of teeth staining or yellowing? This page gives the answer to this question in detail. This is because we want consumers and our current and future Authorize SmileLAB Dealers to understand the etiology, or many reasons behind, the manner in which teeth become undesirably discolored, and which types of discoloration can SmileLABS treatments help eliminate or correct, and which types will not significantly change color with our cosmetic teeth whitening products and techniques.