I felt self-conscious about my teeth, which have many…

• Concerns before treatment I felt self-conscious about my teeth, which have many defects (white spots from braces, brown spots that I’ve had for years…) Since i drink a lot of coffee, tea and red wine, my teeth are also pretty stained and yellow. I thought whitening them might make me a bit less selfconcious. • How was it before getting treated? Korean is not my native language, so i was a bit concerned about communication, but although the staff didn’t speak English, the doctor who gave me a consultation did. I had booked only one session, because I was worried about the marks and bonding on my teeth standing out more after whitening, but I was told beforehand that I had to do at least 2 to 3 whitening cycles. The doctor told me my teeth were pretty dark (3.5), so that I had to whiten them three times. I had done a scaling and teeth cleaning 4 days before, but the doctor recommended i do it again, because plaque builds up after a few days. I shared my worries about my teeth looking worse after whitening, and the doctor said “that’s a possibility, we’ll have to see”. The consultation took about 3 minutes. I was worried the whitening would be painful, but it was fine. The whole process, from entering to leaving tje clinic, took about 1h45min • Results The whitening worked, and my teeth became a lot brighter. Unfortunately, the white marks I already had became much more prominent on my teeth. I didn’t even know there were that many. At the moment, I think my teeth look worse than before, but the nurse said the white spots should become less noticeable after a few days, so I will follow up. • Comments The procedure works, but if you have teeth like mine, it might not be worth it.