The Most Important Tooth PELLICLE
The Pellicle ‘skin’ MUST be removed before stains trapped deep within the enamel can be reached
Understanding the Tooth
Understanding Teeth Whitening
When it comes to teeth whitening, we should understand the tooth has three main elements
1/ The Dentin being the tooth ‘bone’ itself.
It is what gives your teeth their natural pearly white colour
2/ The Enamel coats the dentin and is the clear and glasslike surface we see on the outside of teeth
3/ The Pellicle is a lesser known, but most important, thin naturally forming protective skin coating the outside of the enamel
While brushing with whitening toothpaste can help remove some stains, the pellicle layer can never be fully removed at home through brushings and cleanings.
Unless the Pellicle skin is removed, stains remain trapped deep within the enamel are unable to be removed conventionally
This is the main reason many home DIY products and salon-grade whitening systems deliver poor results
Quite simply, when the glass-like enamel gets stained it is like looking at the natural pearly white colour of your teeth through a dirty glass window
Understanding the Tooth PELLICLE
The TOOTH PELLICLE is a thin ‘Skin’ covering the Enamel Surface
The Pellicle skin MUST be removed before stains trapped deep within the enamel can be reached
The Pellicle skin is there to protect the enamel surface of your teeth.
However, highly acidic foods (such as tomato-based sauces, high sugar products, orange juice, coffee, and tea) can penetrate the pellicle at times exposing the porous enamel, depositing stains deep into the enamel making teeth look yellow
Unless the Pellicle skin is removed, stains remain trapped deep within the enamel are unable to be removed conventionally
This is the main reason many home DIY products and salon-grade whitening systems deliver poor results
Using a modern catalyst activated whitening gel such as Beyond OSMO, removes the Pellicle Skin during the first treatment cycle
New Technology Ultrasonically Enhanced Teeth Whitening Machines speed up the Whitening Gel absorption deep into the enamel and more effectively surround staining particles resulting in whiter results faster than old technology LED ‘cold-blue-light’ Salon Grade systems
Removing the TOOTH PELLICLE exposes the open ‘pores’ of the tooth enamel so that the Whitening Gel can migrate deep into the enamel and bleach out staining that is locked deep within the enamel. Staining particles out of the reach of most DIY kits and weaker old-technology Salon-Grade teeth whitening systems
And yes, Clients must stick to a white food and drink diet and not smoke for 24-hours following teeth Whitening.
This is because the enamel pores are exposed by the removal of the Pellicle skin that covers the enamel. Enamel is porous and therefore, quickly restain
