Trying new things

I have never written a blog before, so this should be interesting, and I am hoping that it will be fun!

I just got my teeth whitened today, and decided that new things are fun, and exciting sometimes. In my case it was a new way (or fairly new way) to whiten teeth. The procedure is called ICON teeth whitening. It's a simple 2 step process that takes about an hour or so for the dentist. They first use micro abrasion to take out the intrinsic stains. Micro abrasion is a kind of paste that grinds down the tooth. I think that it has bits of diamonds in the paste, but they use a polishing tool to apply it and then a little bit rougher tool as well. Then in the second step is where ICON really changes it, they add a gel that looks green and I think that colors the open pores in the teeth. They rinse this gel off and cover the teeth in a clear gel, and dry it with one of those lights that are blue. Obviously I am not an expert, and I am merely describing it from my perspective which was from the patients chair. In any case, I am really very happy with it, and it is supposed to not need to be redone. I've had fluoride stains on my teeth practically my whole life, and let me just say it is a HUGE relief to have it finally gone. This isn't the first thing I have tried either, but I am hopeful that it will be one of the last. I have tried the whitening strips, paste, and most recently using a gel peroxide in teeth trays. The last worked well enough after having it on my teeth everyday for an hour, for a few weeks, but it isn't permanent. I really am very happy with my teeth (you know something is wrong if you aren't happy with it the very first day though). The worst part was having my mouth open for a whole hour almost, and sometimes I could feel some stinging in the micro abrasion step, but really this was a very nice experience.

Anyways, I am in such a great mood that I wanted to find a way to tell others about it. Starting a blog has been on my mind as well, and it was a great way to achieve both!