Teeth Whitening Treatment
- Is Teeth Whitening Permanent?
Your teeth should retain their light color for some time. Many people even go for years with lighter teeth. And, if you have non-staining habits, that should be your experience. However, some habits can harm the length of time teeth whitening lasts. For instance, if you drink coffee all day and smoke frequently, your teeth whitening won’t last long.
Your habits can affect the amount of time teeth whitening lasts.
To Keep Your Teeth White, Avoid:
- Tobacco use
- Prolonged drinking of coffee and tea (try to brush when your cup is empty)
- Red wine (don’t brush right away, since your tooth enamel is weakened for a short time by the red wine’s acidic nature – try drinking seltzer water instead!)
We Offer 3 Types of Teeth Whitening Methods
1. Non-Custom Teeth Whitening Strip
Most drug stores offer non-personalized, over-the-counter teeth whitening kits. Your dentist can offer treatment like the drug store kit, but with a stronger hydrogen peroxide solution. It takes around 14 days to complete.
- Non-custom fit
- Cheapest
- Most time-consuming
- Least effective
2. Custom Teeth Whitening Rays
We can make individually-customized teeth whitening trays. These form-fitting trays keep the whitening gel on your teeth where it belongs – and off your gums. This allows us to use a higher-strength hydrogen peroxide solution for quicker whitening. The custom tray treatment lasts for 10 days. It is the most effective whitening technique. In addition, since you already have the custom trays, you can purchase touch-up gel. This is for use the next time your teeth need whitening.
- Custom-fitted
- Mid-range pricing
- Mid-range time commitment
- Most effective: the teeth whitening gold standard
3. In-Office Teeth Whitening
For fastest results, in-office whitening is a great option. With the highest concentration of hydrogen peroxide solution, it delivers results in around an hour. Like the other two methods, in-office tooth whitening is FDA-approved.
- Most customized
- Highest price range
- Quickest results
- Almost as effective as #2