Teeth Whitening in Prague

Could your Hollywood smile use a little lightening up? A bright beaming smile makes an excellent first impression, and no matter how well you take care of your teeth, maybe they could use a little shine. There´s no shortage of places willing to bleach your teeth in Prague; but as with any medical procedure, it´s necessary to be fully informed. We talked to Dr. Aleš Váňa from AV Dental about the procedure, what questions to ask a potential dentist and what patients can expect. We´ve also rounded-up some local dentist offices that perform this procedure.

Canadian Medical Care offers a full range of dentistry services, including teeth whitening. They use the ZOOM2 method, which you can read more about here. ZOOM2 is a quick, in-office bleaching alternative. Another common whitening method which many dentists here use is BrightSmile. The European Dental Center offers BrightSmile along with other professional and in-home whitening methods. They also do veneers (ceramic facing that is placed on a tooth to produce a natural appearance), white fillings, which are used for cosmetic improvement, to reshape a tooth´s form or change its color and air polishing to whiten the teeth. American Dental offers ZOOM2 as well as opalescence procedures, both in-office and at home. Opalescence uses a special gel to whiten the teeth through a chemical reaction. Asklepion offers both in-home and in-office bleaching procedures, using hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide, the two most commonly used, solutions.

Over at the International Clinic of Prague, you can have your teeth treated to ZOOM2, opalescence or veneers. Dentaktiv can also brighten your smile in their designer office space. Dentyl offers a full spectrum of dental services, including teeth whitening. Erpet Medical Centrum offers BrightSmile as well as at-home options and at Esthesia you can also receive BrightSmile or power whitening, an in-office method that uses a super-strength gel to quickly lighten the teeth. Either at home or in their office, Prague Dental Clinic can help brighten your look and at Alfadent teeth can be treated with BrightSmile, or Perfecta, which is both an at-home and in-office gel procedure.

With most of the offices offering more or less the same procedures, how do you choose? Visit a couple and go with the dentist who instills the most confidence in you. Ask for referrals, and before/after photos of previous patients. However, don´t rely too much on such photos – dentists are obviously going to show their best specimens, and it´s impossible to fully predict how your teeth will look as results vary from person to person. Like Dr. Váňa recommended, get details about the type of procedures available, and then choose the one you feel most comfortable with.