Smartbleach tooth whitening (in-office) is based on an unique and advanced scientific approach. Highly specialized green light is used to activate a fuchsia gel, inducing photo-dynamics and photo-oxidation (two quantum mechanical reactions) and enables the formation of powerul bleaching agents out of pure and natural water and oxygen. Smartbleach International (SBI) and its academic partners have
been enhancing the science and technology behind tooth whitening for over 10 years. With the development of photodynamic bleaching and the consequent introduction of the Smartbleach treatment in 2001, a milestone in the history of tooth whitening was set. Today, Smartbleach is recognized as the most advanced tooth whitening system. Numerous independent academic studies have proven its efficiency and safety. Green lasers such as a KTP or an Argon laser were used to trigger the photo-dynamic reaction in the fuchsia gel. The specific green light of 532nm (wavelength) is also unique in that it possesses the power to directly destroy stains by a process called photo-oxidation. It is the only wavelength (other than UV light) that can destroy hard-to-remove stains such as tetracycline stains. The combination of photo-dynamic and photo-oxidative bleaching yields the most powerful and fast working tooth whitening approach available. The new SmartLight 3LT light source made the Smartbleach treatment available for non-laser users. This advanced device captures the power of green lasers by a technology called “Laser-Like-Light Technology”, emitting high energy green 532±5nm light. The revolutionary full-mouth illuminator enables the device to deliver this high energy green light equally to all teeth. Today, the research team at Smartbleach International (SBI) is setting yet another milestone: the first ever light-stimulated in-office tooth whitening system with only 6% hydrogen peroxide. As of November 1st 2012, new European regulations dictate that the use of the main active ingredient for tooth whitening, i.e. This concentration is much too low for conventional power bleaching systems (i.e. other light-stimulated in-office tooth whitening system) to be efficient. Scientists at Smartbleach International (SBI) were able to alter the chemistry of the bleaching gel in such a way that the photo-dynamic reactions create hydroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen (the two most powerful bleaching agents, much stronger than hydrogen peroxide) out of water and oxygen. The use of the Smartbleach Power Gel with only 6% hydrogen peroxide together with the SmartLight 3LT light source yields a very powerful tooth whitening approach with four inevitable benefits:
FAST: one dentist consultation, one gel application, 27 minutes bleaching time
SAFE: no demineralization, no heat or peroxide burns, no swallowing of gel
COMFORT: easy treatment, no sensitivity, no pain
WHITE: extraordinary results, tackles difficult stains, long-lasting results
Multiple independent studies have shown that the Smartbleach treatment is not harmful or painful in any way. The green light does not heat the teeth because it is not absorbed by hydroxyapatite. The fuchsia gel conserves the enamel structure so that no demineralization takes place (no materials such as amorphous calcium phosphate are needed to repair damages). Strong science and technology are the foundation of Smartbleach. White teeth can now be obtained fast and easy in a safe and painless manner. Tooth whitening has never been more fun and exciting.
