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Within the last 10 years the ground of teeth whitening, both in the

dental office and at home, has changed immensely. Essentially, there are two different methods to get whiter teeth: dental (in-aid) whitening, and an at home treatment. Discover a few secrets about teeth whitening that your dentist hopes I’ll never tell you!

METHOD #1: DENTAL (IN-Thing) TEETH WHITENING

I can tell you from first-hand experience, dentists LOVE the patient who wants to have a teeth whitening moving in the dental office. Back in the early ’90’s there was only one option available.

Your dentist would make molds of your teeth, send them off to a lab, and in 5-10 days away with back your custom fitted teeth whitening mouthpiece. Then you would sit in the dental chair for 1-2 hours, with these plastic teeth whitening molds filled with peroxide (at a very low concentration) pressed against your teeth and gums.

After 3-4 visits, your teeth would be officially declared whiter (and mostly they were), and you would be sent home with a nice $500 – $1,000 bill to pay. And with whiter teeth of course.

I’ll be the first to admit, dental division teeth whitening has come a long way in the past 10 years. Now the most popular teeth whitening dental advocacy procedure known as Laser Bleaching (or Power Bleaching, Argon Bleaching, etc.) is a shorter process. Basically this teeth whitening advance consists of the application of a concentrated peroxide gel onto your teeth, then for the next hour you sit in a dental chair with your mouth wide liberal, while a special light (usually argon) is shined onto the teeth whitening paste that in turn chemically reacts with the peroxide to thorough the teeth whitening process in as short a time period as possible.

This teeth whitening box office does work. Although, many dentists say that you get a whiter smile by repeated tray applications because the teeth whitening peroxide stays in correspond with with your teeth for longer periods of time. The downside is that you still get stuck with that fat $500 – $1,000 bill (at least for the good teeth whitening resume).And you still need to either come back 6 months later for another teeth whitening (excuse me – a touch up!), or you’re given some take relaxed whitening items. Why then did you spend $500 – $1,000 dollars for an in-office teeth whitening procedure?

Fortunately, as most other things in existence, technology stepped in to make teeth whitening easier and more affordable!

METHOD #2: Competent in TEETH WHITENING

I’ll say this once just to get it out in the open, it’s now possible (in almost all cases) to achieve “dental office” standing teeth whitening, from the comfort of your own home! “At-Home” teeth whitening has taken a bite out of (pathetic for the pun) the “in-office” power bleaching systems, where millions of corporate advertising dollars now compete with the comfort of teeth whitening at homewards.

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Tooth Whitening: How long does it take?

Tooth whitening usually takes about an hour using laser tooth whitening system. Non laser, bleach whitening can take weeks to show noticeable results.

Patients should ask a number of questions:

How do I know I will get the results I want? What if they are not as white as I would like when I am done?

Not all teeth whiten at the same speed. Your teeth may not be as white as you would like after the 1 hour in-office treatment. Some dentist will fabricate take-home bleaching trays for patients. This allows them to continue the process at home so that they get the result they want. Additionally, if a patient’s case demands it, an additional in-office treatment can be done.

What are the side effects? There are no permanent side effects. However, many patients have a temporary sensitivity to cold liquids (brushing, ice water, etc.). This is totally reversible and can be sped up by using a high concentration fluoride toothpaste.

Does it hurt? Pain is generally not a major issue for most patients. However, during the bleaching process patients often feel a tingling sensation in their teeth. They also feel the heat of the activating lamp. Some patients feel a stronger tingling in the tooth that is only momentary. Sometimes this continues after the whitening process is completed. But, in all cases, it goes away before the end of the following day. This seems to be age dependant. Generally speaking, people under 40 tend to experience this more than people over 40.