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.

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“The durability of the acquired shade depends to a great extent on extrinsic pigments from tobacco, coffee, coke, red wine, etc.,” he says. “Usually it is necessary to restore the shade in two to three years.”
 Speaking of those nasty for teeth substances, Dr. Váňa also adds that patients should know they are not supposed to eat food or drink beverages containing these types of pigments for at least three weeks following the 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. 

Astella too provides both BrightSmile and in-home treatments and Dent Medico offers teeth whitening, pigment removal and other aesthetic procedures.  Dr. Jan Zizka offers dental bleaching, white fillings and all-porcelain crowns. The wildly popular (on the Expats Forums anyway) Dr. Ladislav Česnek offers Nite White Excel 2, an at-home overnight bleaching method and Prague Dental Surgery offers whitening gel procedures, either in-office or at home.