|
Your smile can be improved with a simple restoration using White coat. White coat is a temporary whitening treatment, applying a white composite plastic bonding, which is hardened by a special light, on the tooth’s surface to conceal discoloration. It is more suitable for a small area than a large area. What are the advantages of White coat? Simple and painless The White coat procedure usually requires only one visit. It is painless and causes no damage to the tooth surface. Safe White coat uses a safe composite resin material found in tooth fillings. Quick results It suits those who need an immediate result for wedding and other important occasions. Affordable The procedure is relatively inexpensive (3,000 yen per tooth). You can readily try to see how white fillings would look like. What are the disadvantages of White coat? Short life span Because White coat is used to apply on only the surface, it wears quicker than other fillings. Its life span varies depending on the case, but it usually lasts about a month. Not for all teeth White coat cannot be used for a tooth touching another tooth in order to avoid an occlusion change. The patient would like to hide a metal filling. She would like to have a temporary touch-up to attend a weekend wedding ceremony. This photograph shows an enlarged image of the blue circle. The metal filling is shown. This photograph shows the teeth after the treatment. The metal filling became invisible. A few weeks after the treatment the bonding started to come out. The metal was later replaced with a ceramic filling. |