Tooth whitening can be a highly effective, yet very simple way, of lightening the colour of teeth without removing any of the tooth surface.  It cannot make a colour change, but lightens the existing colour.

Everyone is different; and just as our hair and skin colour varies, so do our teeth.  Some teeth have a yellowish tinge, some are more beige – very few are actually ‘white’.  Teeth also yellow with age can become stained on the surface by food and drinks such as tea, coffee.  Calculus (tartar) can also affect the colour of the teeth.  Some people may have staining inside their teeth.  This can be caused by certain antibiotics or tiny cracks in the teeth, which take up the stain.