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Teeth whitening treatment by the dentist is certainly the best way to achieve a Hollywood smile. Professional techniques whiten teeth in the shortest time and the effects last longer than home remedies. For those on a budget however, home DIY kits provide a viable short-term solution to whitening your teeth.

There are various professional whitening treatments like over the counter teeth whitening systems, dentist dispensed products to be used at home, laser teeth whitening, loaded tray methods and in-office whitening method. Dentists prefer to use peroxide-based chemicals as bleaching agent for treatments. Here’s a quick overview of these treatments.

Although professional remedies cost more than do-it-yourself, but it is worth because of you can be more confident that you are in the hands of a professional and the whitening effects can be seen instantly. By having a professional to control the whole treatment will also helps to minimize the chances of getting any possible side effects.

In comparison to other methods of tooth whitening, professional tooth whitening has many advantages because professional tooth-whitening kits work better. Also, professional tooth whitening can be performed in one sitting, and it produces immediate results. However, professional tooth-whitening gels may cause tooth and gum sensitivity and are expensive compared to at-home tooth-whitening kits. As far as reliability and safety are concerned, professional tooth whitening is undoubtedly the better choice.

The dentist will usually polish your teeth before beginning the professional teeth whitening procedure to ensure that all surface stains have gone. The dentist will then isolate the teeth that are going to be whitened with a thin sheet of latex or a special gel that provides a seal around the teeth. The tooth whitener/bleacher is then applied and left on for the period of time necessary to achieve the previously agreed results. Depending on which technique the dentist has chosen, a laser, heat or light source may be used to help activate the bleaching agent.