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Brite Smile

Dr. Gene Dongieux is proud to announce the offering of BriteSmile teeth whitening services in Metairie. Find out more about this revolutionary service below.

What is BriteSmile?

BriteSmile has a single purpose: brightening lives by brightening smiles.

BriteSmile pioneered today's teeth whitening practices by spearheading a breakthrough patented blue-light technology called The BriteSmile Whitening System. Our state-of-the-art Whitening System is quick, effective and gently delivers a naturally brilliant smile. Consider this, in as little as 1 hour, a professional BriteSmile Teeth Whitening experience can yield a brilliant & healthy smile that will last for years. Now that is a breakthrough!

Moreover, BriteSmile is clinically proven to improve oral health while whitening up to 14 shades brighter.

Now is the perfect time to look and feel better about yourself with a whiter, healthier, and more confident smile. Let's face it — one of the first things you notice about people is their smile. When you meet someone with a bright, natural smile, it catches your attention. However, over time, nature's aging process and your lifestyle (smoking or drinking coffee, tea, or wine) can stain or make your teeth lackluster.

To get your smile back to looking its best, you should choose a whitening method that:

• Achieves the longest-lasting results
• Gives you the most naturally brilliant and uniform look
• Clinically proven to be safe and effective
• Uses a low concentration of active ingredient (hydrogen peroxide)
• Administered by a dentist

No other professional teeth whitening system can help you achieve a bright smile, like BriteSmile's Professional Teeth Whitening System.

SIMPLE:

Whiter teeth, in about one hour. It's that simple. Years of yellowing as well as staining from virtually everything you eat, drink, and inhale are almost magically erased in the time it takes to get a haircut, a manicure or lunch. In fact, BriteSmile has a new and improved professional teeth whitening treatment that gets teeth an average of 9+ shades lighter and brighter! And it's still just one hour.

BriteSmile offers clients the safety and science of a dentist's office with all the comforts of a spa. First you'll have a complimentary consultation to answer all your questions. If you are interested in moving forward with the treatment, a BriteSmile dentist will then examine your teeth and gums to ensure that they're healthy for whitening at that time. Then, while you relax, watch TV, or even nap, our proprietary gel and blue light treatment work to whiten teeth to their optimal brightness.

What does the whole procedure look like?

• Your gums and mouth are protected with isolation materials and a "Before" picture is taken.
• The BriteSmile whitening gel is professionally applied and activated by the light source.
• After three 20-minute applications over a one-hour period, your whitening is completed and your "After" picture is taken.
• You rinse. You smile. Wow!

This is simply a great way to a whiter, healthier looking smile.

SAFE:

You can feel confident in your decision to have BriteSmile dental professionals whiten your teeth. Clinical testing has proven that the procedure is safe and sound. Safety studies conducted at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey found conclusively that BriteSmile whitening resulted in no structural change in teeth; no adverse impacts on fillings and no softening of tooth enamel. And these study results were confirmed by senior researchers at New York University. See our in-depth safety studies under "How BriteSmile Works." Additionally, a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association validated the BriteSmile Treatment as safe and effective with lasting results.

The pH balanced proprietary gel is not harmful to the gums and because it is not ingested, the gel does not carry many other risks or side-effects of other options in the marketplace.

Unlike the "do-it-yourself" at-home whitening options, dentists and dental assistants perform every aspect of the BriteSmile process. Before moving forward with the treatment, a BriteSmile dentist examines your mouth and gums to ensure they are healthy. If any problems are detected, you are referred back to your own family dentist. Additionally, BriteSmile's whitening gel has a very small amount of hydrogen peroxide gel which further ensures the safety of your teeth and gums.

STATE OF THE ART:

The science behind BriteSmile is the secret to our success. The BriteSmile "blue-light" technology combined with a proprietary new, wavelength-specific gentle bleaching gel, has created a revolutionary method of teeth whitening which quickly, safely and effectively whitens all teeth at once. How effective is this? See the product comparisons.

The BriteSmile technology was developed by a team led by Dr. John Warner, a former NASA scientist and a member of the Hubble Space Telescope development program.

What it all means for you is that our whitening results confirm an average of 9+ shades whiter and even higher for individuals with darker teeth. Years of coffee, cigarettes, red wine and other stains seem to magically disappear. And success is so certain, your whitening is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions:

People are amazed when they see what BriteSmile can do. You may have teeth stained from coffee, red wine, smoking or just the aging process. BriteSmile helps restore your teeth to their natural color.

Hundreds of thousands of patients had said "WOW!" while viewing their "Before and After" picture. To the right are a few recent examples.

The BriteSmile Difference is dramatic! You can view how BriteSmile dramatically improves the whiteness of you teeth.

To see to see how we can improve your smile, please call us at Metairie: 504.835.2273 to schedule an appointment today.

Experience "WOW" today!

THE TECHNOLOGY:

The BriteSmile Light

The BriteSmile light system is patented and available exclusively at BriteSmile whitening spas and through our Associated Dental Center network. Due to its unique design, our light is able to simultaneously whiten all "smile line" teeth simultaneously, with an amazing 9+ shades of improvement on the Vita-Pan shade guide. BriteSmile has been clinically proven to give great results that can last for years. Beware of imitators that may claim they work as well as BriteSmile. Some may use less commonly accepted shading scales and/or lack independent clinical research to back their claims.

The BriteSmile Whitening Gel

The gel contains a proprietary photo-initiator, which assists in chromophore destruction at the tooth surface. What does this mean? In short, our gel is ready to be activated by our patented blue-light, which shines on the gel and activates its natural teeth whitening compounds. The blue-light will only trigger the gel because it is specifically tuned to respond to certain wavelengths of light.

How does this happen? It is the same bleaching process by which objects are naturally whitened by sunlight but, thanks to the blue light and hydrogen peroxide, our whitening treatment allows our clients to leave in just over an hour with a whiter smile. It is also completely safe, because unlike sunlight, our patented light does not release harmful ultra-violet rays. Instead, it operates in the gentle blue-green spectrum, which is safe for tooth enamel as well as skin, gums, and other soft tissues.

GUARANTEE:

The BriteSmile Satisfaction Policy

At BriteSmile, we proudly stand behind the fantastic results of our state-of-the-art whitening treatment. We are so confident that we can whiten your teeth – we offer a whitening guarantee.

Patients Recommend BriteSmile

In a recent comparison study conducted by the Forsyth Institute (published 2002), we asked patients who had a whitening treatment would they recommend it to a friend. BriteSmile was the overwhelming winner.BriteSmile is a clear winner! Over 92% of BriteSmile patients said they would definitely recommend the procedure to a friend.