{"id":20846,"date":"2026-02-23T17:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/cosmetic-dental-check-up-what-you-should-evaluate-before-bleaching-your-smile\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:38:14","slug":"cosmetic-dental-check-up-what-you-should-evaluate-before-bleaching-your-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/cosmetic-dental-check-up-what-you-should-evaluate-before-bleaching-your-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmetic dental check-up: what you should evaluate before bleaching your smile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20846\" class=\"elementor elementor-20846 elementor-20818\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69ccd57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69ccd57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf49ef5\" data-id=\"cf49ef5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3780c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d3780c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cosmetic dental check-up: what you should evaluate before bleaching your smile<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f9103 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4f9103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Imagens_Blogue_fev_Branqueamento-check-up-1024x450.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20845\" alt=\"cosmetic dental check-up\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Imagens_Blogue_fev_Branqueamento-check-up-1024x450.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Imagens_Blogue_fev_Branqueamento-check-up-300x132.webp 300w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Imagens_Blogue_fev_Branqueamento-check-up-768x337.webp 768w, https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Imagens_Blogue_fev_Branqueamento-check-up.webp 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785a59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"785a59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dental aesthetics has become ubiquitous. White teeth are talked about as if the smile was just a matter of tonality. However, reducing a smile to color is ignoring what really sustains it: gum health, enamel integrity, masticatory function and facial balance. It is precisely here that the <strong>dental aesthetic check-up <\/strong>takes on clinical relevance.   <\/p>\n<p>Before bleaching the smile or an aesthetic intervention, it is essential to understand if there is a stable biological basis for supporting this decision. Even because a smile is not a filter. It is a living, functional and integrated structure.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The beauty check is not a business consultation or a quick budget.<\/strong> It is a moment of structured diagnosis that allows us to evaluate the smile as a whole and define, with criteria, what is necessary, what is excessive and what should be avoided.<\/p>\n<p>More than knowing the price of a beauty check, it is important to look at what you can really gain from it, and it\u2019s a lot, as you will see.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c405c81 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"c405c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this 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9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__c405c81\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e922187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e922187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aesthetics always starts with health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222941a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"222941a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most frequent mistakes is to want to improve color and ignore oral health. <strong>Whitening of teeth with gingival inflammation, active cavities or significant biofilm accumulation compromises the outcome and may aggravate existing problems.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The correct clinical sequence is simple and should not be reversed:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Diagnose<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stabilize<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Intervene aesthetically<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In many cases, professional oral hygiene is the real starting point.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s see, the removal of plaque and tartar allows you to reveal the real color of the teeth and understand if there is, in fact, indication for bleaching. Modern protocols such as <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/protocolo-gbt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GBT <\/a>are now an effective and minimally invasive approach to biofilm control.  <\/p>\n<p>Without biofilm control, there is no aesthetic stability, as we talked about in the <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/shame-of-smiling-when-aesthetics-are-a-sign-of-oral-health-to-be-treated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article on shame of smiling.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b1a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37b1a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is really important for us to evaluate in a dental aesthetic check-up<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ba0ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5ba0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Color<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1712ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1712ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When a patient seeks to improve their smile, the question is not just &#8220;want whiter teeth?&#8221; The evaluation of A Cl\u00ednica is more comprehensive and based on objective clinical criteria. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Color is just one of the elements. <\/strong>It is necessary to distinguish external pigmentation <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/tooth-sensitivity-to-cold-why-it-happens-and-what-you-can-do-to-relieve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caused by coffee, wine <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/how-tobacco-affects-your-teeth-what-you-can-do-before-its-too-late\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tobacco <\/a>from internal changes associated with aging or <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/dente-desvitalizado-escurecido\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devitalizations<\/a>, other of the many topics we have covered in the blog d&#8217;A Cl\u00ednica. The quality of the enamel, its thickness and possible brittleness are also assessed.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aaa0d9 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3aaa0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/mitos-sobre-o-branqueamento-dentario\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-hand-point-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M428.8 137.6h-86.177a115.52 115.52 0 0 0 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10.745-24 24-24 24 10.745 24 24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">When there is a clinical indication, supervised tooth whitening may be safe and effective, but it should never be an automatic, impulse decision. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b74de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b74de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The texture of enamel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f517c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f517c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The texture of the enamel is another determining factor.<\/p>\n<p>Two teeth can have similar tonality and still reflect light completely differently due to microfractures, wear or erosion.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Dental check-ups allow to identify signs of <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/drip-to-sleep-when-it-makes-sense-and-how-the-dentist-can-improve-your-rest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bruxism<\/a>, structural loss or chemical aggressions that require specific approach.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0ff05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df0ff05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The proportion and dental shape<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1157c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1157c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proportion and tooth shape are also analyzed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Often, the perception of misalignment results not from position but from wear or asymmetry between elements.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In these cases, small conservative corrections can restore harmony without resorting to artificial solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818ae37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"818ae37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effad54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"effad54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At this point we will make a note because the gum deserves particular attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It represents a significant part of the aesthetics of the smile and decisively influences its perception.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inflamed, retracted or irregularly contoured gums alter any aesthetic outcome. If there is <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/its-never-normal-to-bleed-your-gums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bleeding <\/a>(which is never normal), it is essential to understand the cause.<br>In specific situations, correction of the gum contour may be indicated through procedures such as gingivectomy, as <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/gingivectomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we have seen<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Without <a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/specialties\/periodontology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">periodontal health<\/a>, any aesthetic improvement is unstable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80117a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80117a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Function<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a1567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86a1567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, we evaluate the function. Occlusal contacts, signs of tightening, excessive wear and overload must be identified. <\/p>\n<p><strong>An aesthetically enhanced but functionally compromised smile tends to fail in the medium term.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e2490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55e2490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preparing the smile for spring requires criteria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b28b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b28b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As spring and social events approach, the demand for quick and miraculous improvements increases.<\/p>\n<p>However, preparing for a smile at any time should not be an impulse but an informed decision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581b4d4 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"581b4d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-grimace\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111 8 0 119 0 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S385 8 248 8zM144 400h-8c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32v-8h40v40zm0-56h-40v-8c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32h8v40zm-8-136c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32-32-14.3-32-32zm72 192h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm64 56h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm64 56h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm-8-104c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32 32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32zm64 128c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32h-8v-40h40v8zm0-24h-40v-40h8c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32v8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Before changing the color, it is important to ask: is the gum healthy?<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-grimace\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111 8 0 119 0 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S385 8 248 8zM144 400h-8c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32v-8h40v40zm0-56h-40v-8c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32h8v40zm-8-136c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32-32-14.3-32-32zm72 192h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm64 56h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm64 56h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm-8-104c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32 32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32zm64 128c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32h-8v-40h40v8zm0-24h-40v-40h8c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32v8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Is the problem really chromatic or structural?<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-grimace\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111 8 0 119 0 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S385 8 248 8zM144 400h-8c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32v-8h40v40zm0-56h-40v-8c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32h8v40zm-8-136c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32-32-14.3-32-32zm72 192h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm64 56h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm64 56h-48v-40h48v40zm0-56h-48v-40h48v40zm-8-104c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32 32 14.3 32 32-14.3 32-32 32zm64 128c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32h-8v-40h40v8zm0-24h-40v-40h8c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32v8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Is the proposed solution as conservative as possible?<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b418ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b418ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We risk saying that most people don\u2019t need to transform their smile. <strong>You need to stabilize it, care for it and plan properly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Omitting the evaluation phase, through a dental aesthetic check-up, it is impossible to reach this conclusion, and may even get upset and spoil!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657d3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"657d3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What compromises aesthetic results<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e3276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8e3276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No aesthetic treatment resists inadequate habits and lack of maintenance. Uncontrolled plaque, frequent consumption of sugar, tobacco, absence of interdental hygiene and lack of professional monitoring undermine any improvement. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6mfxaQu7gjk&amp;list=PLqzC8xyJB_nABn2LaxN8075u1A46vGfw2&amp;index=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maintenance-free aesthetics are only temporary.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-129982c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"129982c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improving the smile is to decide responsibly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98f5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e98f5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The dental aesthetic check-up is the moment that separates impulsive decisions from dental medicine based on diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before tampering with color, it is essential to assess gum health, enamel integrity, tooth ratio, and functional stability. Only in this way can a natural, predictable and lasting outcome be guaranteed. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember the best smile is not the whitest.<br>It is the healthiest, most balanced and sustainable. N&#8217;A Cl\u00ednica returns smiles and we work on dental aesthetics. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a370a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39a370a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aclinicadrpedromota.pt\/en\/information\/\">Schedule <\/a>or request more information about the price of dental check-up at the clinic. Only after a careful and thorough evaluation of the smile, do we propose a personalized plan fully adapted to your needs for the much-desired harmonization of the smile. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe703b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1fe703b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=xrizOyzfvUA&amp;list=PLqzC8xyJB_nABn2LaxN8075u1A46vGfw2&amp;index=8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-151aa7d\" data-id=\"151aa7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e163e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e163e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may be interested in:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will you bleach your teeth? 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