Whitening Tray Fabrication for Maintenance & Follow-Up
Take Home Treatment
It is recommended that the patient’s impressions for whitening
trays be taken at the consultation appointment to prevent extending
the time of the whitening appointment. The contrastpm® take
home treatment should be dispensed at the final follow up appointment,
approximately 48 hours after the whitening appointment. At that
time the effect of the Contrastam® in-office whitening
treatment will be complete.
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refer to the contrastpm® dentist and laboratory instruction
manual for directions on the fabrication of custom-fitted
whitening trays. |
Contrastam® Whitening Gel Prep Instructions
To ensure proper shelf life, refrigerate the Contrastam®
whitening gel while stored. Prior to use, the material must
be warmed to working temperature, equal to average room temperature,
or above 65ºF. Either remove the syringe of gel from refrigeration
the evening prior to the treatment to allow the gel to warm
overnight (at least 6 hours), or place the syringe in a cup
of hot tap water (120ºF / 49ºC) for 10 minutes, wait
an additional 5 minutes before use. Do not use water from hot
water dispensers.
Shade Documentation
Determine the starting shade by utilizing a Vitapan®
Classical Shade Guide*, or other documenting source. For
most accurate shade match, be sure to organize the shade
guide in the chromatic order.
The following is the chromatic order recommended by
Vita® for their classical shade guide.
B1, A1, B2, D2, A2, C1, C2, D4, A3, D3,
B3, A3.5, B4, C3, A4, C4
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The Vitapan® Shade Guide |
• Take "before" and "after" photographs.
It is best to include the shade tab in the photograph
• If necessary, pumice teeth with pure pumice powder
and water or hydrogen peroxide to ensure removal of loose
surface particles
• Apply moisturizing material to lips. Petroleum
jelly can be used, unless otherwise noted by the manufacturer
of the light, used with this treatment
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