Teeth Whitening

Teeth Whitening

Teeth whitening involves bleaching your teeth to make them lighter. It can’t make your teeth brilliant white, but it can lighten the existing colour by several shades.

What to expect

If you have your teeth whitened you’ll need to make several visits to the dental surgery over a couple of months. The dentist will take an impression of your teeth to make a mouthguard and tell you how to use it with a bleaching gel. Then, using your mouthguard at home, you regularly apply the gel for a specified period of time over 2 to 4 weeks. Some whitening gels can be left on for up to 8 hours at a time, which shortens the treatment period to 1 week. Laser whitening, also known as power whitening, is another type of teeth whitening system that a dentist can provide. A bleaching product is painted onto your teeth and then a light or laser is shone on them to activate the whitening. Laser whitening takes about an hour.

FAQ

  • How much does it cost? – the cost to have your upper and lower teeth whitened with us is around £270 this figure also includes all the visits necessary for the treatment
  • Will it harm my mouth? – if carried out by a qualified professional such as a dentist or hygienist then there is little risk . All dental treatments carry the risk of something going wrong and the risk involved with teeth whitening is that your gums will be sensitive to the chemicals involved in the teeth whitening
  • What about having a home kit?– home kits run the risk of damaging your teeth and your mouth, they also may not be effective enough. Any treatment carried out by someone who does not hold dental qualifications is illegal and put your oral health at risk.
  • Can I have it done? – You would have to be a private patient in order to have it done at our practice but other than that anyone is welcome to have the treatment
  • Is it permanent? – It is not permeant and treatments depend on each person with some people lasting 3 months and others lasting all the way up to 3 years. Smoking and consuming drinks such as wine or tea and coffee will decrease how long the treatment lasts