00:03A smile to me means that you're secure with yourself and you're confident enough
00:07to showcase that to the entire world.
00:16My name is Shrena Nangia and I'm getting my teeth wet in today.
00:20I'm 22 years old and I'm from Kathmandu, Nepal, but I live in LA.
00:24My teeth are definitely an insecurity or at least something that I'm conscious about.
00:28When I post a picture on social media, I tend to smile with my mouth closed
00:33so that they don't get shown to the world.
00:36And when I do smile with my teeth, I make sure to use a little app to make them brighter.
00:43For as long as I can remember, my teeth have had a slight yellow tint to them.
00:47But recently, they've been a little bit more stained,
00:51probably because of the really bad caffeine addiction that I have.
00:55So I'm really excited to get my teeth wined.
00:56I feel like I'll definitely be more confident once my teeth are whitened
01:00because I feel like I'll be able to smile more
01:03and I won't have to rely on any apps to make me feel better.
01:06I'm Dr. Erin Cohen.
01:09And I'm Dr. Monica Madden.
01:12And we are the founders of Beverly Hills Orthodontics.
01:15I was born and raised in Los Angeles.
01:17Went to the University of Washington for my orthodontic training.
01:21I came back here to Los Angeles and within a year met Erin.
01:26I grew up in a very small town in southwestern Pennsylvania.
01:31And I moved to New York City.
01:32I stumbled into Columbia University for dental school.
01:36We have a very well-rounded practice.
01:39Our main service is Invisalign and Invisalign Teen.
01:43We also offer teeth whitening.
01:45A lot of patients love to teeth whiten.
01:47Come on in, I'm about to go in.
01:49Hi, I'm Steve.
01:50When I first met Sharana when she walked in,
01:52I saw a lot of promise in her smile.
01:55They could have tolerated to be slightly whiter.
01:59I'm a little bit nervous about having my mouth exposed for like an hour.
02:04I do have that little spot up front where it's chipped,
02:07so that could be a little bit sensitive.
02:08So now we're going to start your bleach procedure.
02:11We're going to use Zoom, which is an office procedure.
02:13And it's going to be an hour long.
02:15It's about three sessions of 15 minutes each.
02:18And you're going to be about eight to ten shades wider than you are now.
02:30We use the cheek retractors that will protect the patient's tongue and lips
02:34from also getting bleached.
02:36And protective eyewear.
02:55The active ingredient in the whitening gel is hydrogen peroxide for the Zoom bleaching.
03:01And there's also an amorphous calcium phosphate in there
03:05that really helps remineralize and reduce sensitivity.
03:15And then there's a light that activates it.
03:20Teeth whitening does not damage tooth enamel because it's able to bleach deeply into the tooth
03:27without taking away any of the structure.
03:33Within three 15-minute sessions, you've gone eight to ten shades lighter.
03:38...
03:51Oh my gosh! It looks so good!
03:55I absolutely loved it. It was so much easier and quicker than I thought it was going to be.
03:59My favorite part about the procedure was definitely the results.
04:02As soon as I looked in the mirror, it was kind of unbelievable.
04:05Like, I expected it to be bright and fake looking,
04:08but the natural results really wowed me.
04:11I felt so much more confident.
04:13My least favorite part would definitely have to be the slight sensitivity.
04:19I don't feel the need to use a teeth whitening app anymore
04:22because my teeth look bright and natural.
04:26Trenna was a really great example of a great result for an average person.
04:30She went to one of our brightest shades, and that really was within the 45 minutes.
04:35Right after the procedure, you want to make sure that you don't drink anything that can stain,
04:39like coffee, red wine, tea, you know, berries, those sorts of things, for about 24 hours.
04:44So the aftercare process after you've had in-office bleaching
04:47is really to judge when you feel you need a touch-up.
04:50If you notice that your smile is dulling,
04:52you can come back and get another in-office treatment.
04:55But most commonly, patients will take home a set of overnight or daytime bleaching trays,
05:00and we can provide them with the gel solution.
05:03I won't be smizing in any of my pictures in social media anymore.
05:07You'll definitely be seeing a nice big smile.
05:10See you later.
05:10And, before I´ve had just seen a little room,
05:12So now, lots ofities biri started out with Mexico,
05:12There are so many different colors I wanted to make sure that there are two pictures,
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