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Teeth Whitening Home Systems:

Home whitening systems were non existent a few years ago. Your only option for those pearly whites included a trip to the dentists office. You might have walked out with a nice white smile and a big fat bill to pay. Nowadays, the majority favors a home based tray whitening system which are available at most department stores.

The system itself comes in a kit. These bleaching kits have a custom formed tray which fits in your mouth like a sports mouth guard. The bleaching agent is a gel, Carbamine peroxide, it's administered with a syringe into the tray. The tray is then worn for one to two hours per day and up to 5 weeks may be required depending on how badly your teeth are stained. It is important to remember that these home whitening systems take disicpline and diligence to use effectively. You can't expect to use it once or twice and have the smile of a Hollywood starlet. The average tray user that administers the whitener effectively sees lightening of their teeth by up to 6 shades. Of course you must strictly follow the directions and make sure the tray is seated in your mouth properly to be sure the bleaching agent is not running on your gums, which may cause a irritation.

The downside to at home teeth whitening is that the tray or mouth guard is not custom fitted. They do come in different sizes like small, medium and large but last time I checked peoples mouths came in more than 3 sizes. With professional dental or laser whitening the dentist will take an impression of your mouth and the whitening agent is applied directly to the teeth, so none of the peroxide will reach your gums. As well when having this procedure done at the dentists office the bleaching agent is much stronger than you can get for home use. The biggest distinction of at home bleaching and having a dental professional do it is the concentration of the whitener is more with the dentist and can be done faster opposed to the home system where you have a weaker agent but use it for an extended period. If you can get to the dentist before you try an at home whitening procedure it will work to your benefit as you will know if you have any pending dental issues that may prohibit a whitener or which may worsen your condition.

The cost for most home whitening systems varies from $25 to $175. The most common side effect we hear is that patients complain of an increased sensitivity to their teeth and gums. Some combat this with a specialty toothpaste for sensitive teeth available from most drugstores. It is always best to have an oral exam with your dentist before embarking on teeth whitening procedures.

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