Treat yourself to a comfortable and affordable beauty treatment that can brighten up your whole appearance and give you confidence. Words by Mo Shine
With so many people going for whiter than
In less than an hour, I felt that I had achieved
white teeth today, I was feeling that I should
exactly what I wanted – natural looking white,
try and get back the nice smile I had many
bright teeth, lifting my face and giving me
years ago. Years of coffee, tobacco, coca cola
and other staining food and drink can take
Martin and Selma Mares of Brighton Bright in
Kemptown use the Whitespa system, to give instant results, safely and with virtually no
Some people go for the ultimate smile, which
pain. Indeed, I just felt a slight sensitivity for
can mean ultra straight, super white teeth, which to me are not really attractive, and
a few hours after, which soon wore off, and no
obviously false. Whitening to several shades
will bring back that youthful white smile
As the treatment is for teeth, it is easy to
I was advised to keep away from anything
that you once had, whatever the shape of
associate your visit with one to your regular
that could discolour the teeth in the fi rst 24
your teeth, without changing your look, and
dentist, and all the clinical atmosphere that
hours after treatment (like coffee, red wine,
without it being obvious that you have had
that entails – but take all that out of your
tobacco etc). After that, it is recommended
any treatment – just naturally beautiful teeth!
mind, this is a beauty treatment and as such,
This type of whitening treatment appeals to
is an entirely different occasion! I was taken
about a week, to give the teeth a chance to
me and so I decided to give it a go – and I am
to a pleasant room with subdued lighting and
complete their whitening process and settle.
absolutely delighted with the results. Reclaim your smile!
music playing, with a bed in the centre of the
At the initial consultation, as with any beauty
room. After some initial preparation on my
teeth, I was made comfortable on the bed, in
information about any health problems. (You
a position that would feel OK for the duration
should not be undergoing a course of dental
of the treatment. Selma than introduced the
treatment.) This is just a precautionary mea-
clamp into my mouth to keep lips away from
the teeth, and allow access. This was in fact
should not receive the treatment. Also the
very comfortable in place. The clamp does
treatment only works on ‘living’ teeth, so
all the work, so you don’t have to worry about
crowns and fi llings etc are not affected.
Teeth discoloured by tetracycline, speckled
There then follows three cycles of about ten
by fl ouride or inherited discolouration also
minutes each. Some protection is applied to
responds well to Whitespa treatment.
the gums, and then a specially formulated
This amazing method of teeth whitening has
gel is applied to the teeth. A halogen light
been shown in scientifi c studies to be effec-
source is used (no UV-Light) to accelerate
tive and safe. It does not change or damage
the whitening process. Stains are oxidised on
the structure of teeth. Compared with other
the tooth surface and deep within the dentin.
systems, this is also a long lasting method,
The second cycle sees the gel removed and
and can last two years or more, depending
some more put on, together with the timed
Please go and visit them – you will not
Now I have my winning smile back. I intend
event, I felt a slight heat around the mouth
to try and keep it that way. There are many
and that is all. In fact, during the third cycle,
options available to upkeep your new look.
I had become so relaxed, I was almost drop-
There is a top-up (which just consists of one
ping asleep. This is fi ne, as everything is in
of the cycles) and a home kit to help maintain
place, and you are free to do so if you wish!
the whiteness. If you do want to have the
In less than an hour, the whole procedure
whitest Hollywood smile, the Platinum Bright
was over, and after some brushing with a
package consists of a home tray, 3 cycles,
special paste, I was able to see the results in
and again, a home tray and 3 cycles, for the
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