Greystone Smile Design, the office of Shelby County dentists Dr. Trent Buchanan and Dr. Tom Dudney, is proud to offer teeth whitening gift cards for every occasion!

I.  Take Home Trays 

If you have had some success with over-the-counter whitening products, this may be the option for you.  It’s actually a step up from the over-the-counter systems due primarily to the delivery method, which is able to hold the whitening agent against the teeth more successfully.  An impression of your teeth is taken and custom trays are fabricated.  The whitening agent is dispensed and is to be used 4 hours daily until desired results are achieved (usually takes a week or so).  This comes with 4 whitening syringes.  Additional 4 syringe refill packages are $20.

II.  1 Hour In-Office Power Bleaching ­­­­­­­

For those who do not like wearing the trays, 1 Hour In-Office Power Bleaching may be your treatment of choice.  A protective barrier is placed over the gums and three treatments of 35% hydrogen peroxide for 15 minutes are completed.  This procedure is comparable to Zoom, but uses chemical activation instead of light activation.  Desensitizers are used before and after treatment.

III.  Take Home Trays with 1 Hour In-Office Power Bleaching

For more predictable results with the 1 Hour In-Office Power Bleaching, a combination of option I and II is recommended.  A 7 – 10 day treatment with the Take Home Trays conditions the teeth to accept the 1 Hour In-Office Power Bleaching whitening agent more readily.  Because of this, better results are achieved.

IV.  Deep Bleaching

Deep Bleaching is the “granddaddy of them all.”  The Max or Ultra depends on the initial shade of your teeth.  If you have never been able to bleach your teeth or have never been satisfied with the results, this is your answer!  This is the most predictable technique we offer.  The first visit is for impressions which are sent to our lab in California for custom tray fabrication.  These trays differ from option 1 because they are made from a more accurate impression.  Therefore, they fit against the tooth more precisely, making them more comfortable to wear.  During the second visit, the trays are tried in and the process is explained in detail (Max).  An in-office conditioning visit is performed for the Ultra.  Then, the trays are worn overnight for the next two weeks (6-8 weeks for the Ultra).  The final visit is what we like to call the “WOW” visit.  It consists of another in-office whitening session.  The Deep Bleaching package also comes with at-home desensitizers, a patient instructional DVD, and a tray case.  Additional at home whitening syringe refill packages may be purchased for $30.

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Hoover-Birmingham dentist Dr. Trent Buchanan of Greystone Smile Design recently appeared on Talk Radio to discuss oral health and Halloween.

Published 4:42pm Monday, October 31, 2011

FROM STAFF REPORTS of the Shelby County Reporter

GREYSTONE — Two Greystone dentists are willing to trade candy for an iPod Touch for one lucky trick or treater.

Children who get candy on Halloween can bring their extra candy to Greystone Smile Design, and that candy will be shipped to troops overseas.

Dr. Trenton Buchanan and Dr. Thomas Dudney are the dentists at Greystone Smile Design.

For every pound of candy a child brings, that child’s name will be entered once in a drawing to win an iPod Touch.

Candy will be accepted from Nov. 1-4, and the drawing will be Nov. 4.

“Ditch the candy, that’s what we’re saying. Visiting your dentist twice a year and brushing daily are great preventive measures, but doing away with excess sweets altogether would really give your teeth a healthy boost,” Buchanan said.

Candy can be dropped off at Greystone Smile Design, located at 140 Village Street, Suite 203 in Greystone. For more information, call 981-7775 or visit Greystonesmiledesign.com.