How well do teeth whitening trays from the store work?
Question by Sara: How well do teeth whitening trays from the store work? I want to get the teeth whitening trays from the store. Do they work? How long do they take to work?
Options for whitening your teeth include whitening toothpastes, whitening strips, over-the-counter tooth whitening kits professional treatments, and professional take-home kits. Whitening toothpastes contain abrasives which wear away the enamel. This is not a healthy way to whiten your teeth, nor is it effective in any case, unless you brush your teeth for 30 or 40 minutes each day. Store-bought kits contain generic trays which will almost certainly not fit your teeth. Whitening strips can give some success.
Teeth whitening is commonly accomplished by applying a bleaching agent to the teeth. The longer the bleaching agent is applied the better it works. Or at least this is how every teeth whitening system is marketed.
The problem is that you really need to use a system that mimics what you would get at a Dentists office but in a more affordable at home do it yourself kit.
You see whitening toothpastes only contain minimal whitening agents and so for the few minutes alone in brushing your teeth it would take an extremely long time to produce any noticeable change.
Whitening “strips” while more effective then toothpaste again only contain mild oxidization activators within the “strip” so here again the results tend to take longer and not as long lasting.
You really need to find a system that is similar to the ones that dentists use, but in a more affordable solution. These tend to work much more effectively and doesn’t cost you hundreds of dollars like a trip to the dentist would.
While there are many great brands out there that follow this “dentists system” but the home teeth whitening system I like is
Options for whitening your teeth include whitening toothpastes, whitening strips, over-the-counter tooth whitening kits professional treatments, and professional take-home kits. Whitening toothpastes contain abrasives which wear away the enamel. This is not a healthy way to whiten your teeth, nor is it effective in any case, unless you brush your teeth for 30 or 40 minutes each day. Store-bought kits contain generic trays which will almost certainly not fit your teeth. Whitening strips can give some success.
ReplyDeleteTeeth whitening is commonly accomplished by applying a bleaching agent to the teeth. The longer the bleaching agent is applied the better it works. Or at least this is how every teeth whitening system is marketed.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that you really need to use a system that mimics what you would get at a Dentists office but in a more affordable at home do it yourself kit.
You see whitening toothpastes only contain minimal whitening agents and so for the few minutes alone in brushing your teeth it would take an extremely long time to produce any noticeable change.
Whitening “strips” while more effective then toothpaste again only contain mild oxidization activators within the “strip” so here again the results tend to take longer and not as long lasting.
You really need to find a system that is similar to the ones that dentists use, but in a more affordable solution. These tend to work much more effectively and doesn’t cost you hundreds of dollars like a trip to the dentist would.
While there are many great brands out there that follow this “dentists system” but the home teeth whitening system I like is