A Holiday Guide to a Whiter, Brighter Smile

Looking your best during the holidays is often a priority, whether it’s for family gatherings, office parties, or New Year’s Eve celebrations. You can go wild on your wardrobe, but to really make a splash, how about showing up with a radiant smile that’s up to eight times whiter than your normal tooth color? 

At Sabrina E. Mickel DDS & Associates in Beachwood, Ohio, we’re proud to offer the Philips Zoom!® professional teeth whitening system for our patients who want the most dramatic single-session dental cosmetic makeover available. 

To help you plan, we’ve prepared this holiday guide to a whiter, brighter smile, whether you’re preparing for the seasonal party tour or looking for an aesthetic resolution for the new year. Here’s what we’d like you to know about this exciting smile enhancer. 

The first steps to a whiter smile

If your daily oral care routine is on track, then you already brush twice a day for two minutes each time, and floss once a day to get debris and plaque that brushing leaves behind. But plaque buildup will still slowly take over unless you visit us twice a year for a specialized teeth cleaning. 

This regimen keeps cavities and gum disease at bay, which is necessary before you undergo professional chairside whitening with Dr. Mickel and our team. 

Philips Zoom! whitening system

The Zoom! whitening process is a set of three 15-minute, light-activated gel sessions, for a 45-minute treatment that dramatically whitens your teeth beyond your natural shade. While results vary from person to person, you’ll leave our office with a noticeably brighter smile. 

Professional whitening provides results that vastly outperform consumer over-the-counter whitening products for one simple reason: powerful bleaching agents. 

Bleaches used to brighten teeth can potentially damage your teeth and gums if not used correctly. However, our trained team of specialists restores your margin of safety, so you get the benefits of powerful whitening without risking your teeth or gums. 

Maintaining your results

As soon as we whiten your teeth, the staining process starts once again. To combat this, we can provide custom trays for at-home touch-ups to extend the life of your treatment. 

You can also pay closer attention to your food and drinks to avoid stains. Consider eliminating or reducing your consumption of: 

• Coffee
• Cola
• Red wine
• Sports drinks and energy drinks
• Tea
• Tomato sauces
• Dark berries 
• Curries
• Soy sauce
• Balsamic vinegar

If you do indulge in these, drink water afterward to dilute and rinse the staining agents away. 

Ask us about veneers

Dental veneers can also transform your smile. With this option, thin chips of tooth-like material are permanently applied over your existing tooth enamel to whiten your smile and hide other tooth imperfections. 

Veneers are the ideal approach if you have chips, cracks, unevenness, or tooth gaps. The procedure typically requires two appointments, about two weeks apart. 

Contact Sabrina E. Mickel DDS & Associates online or by phone to learn more about your options for a whiter, brighter smile this holiday season. Book your consultation now.