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There are two effective bleaching methods
commonly used by dentists in the dental office
- the in office "power" bleaching and
laser bleaching.
These are the absolute
quickest and most effective ways to
whiten teeth but require a session at
the dentist's office. In additon, these
bleaching methods are much more expensive
than the previously discussed methods.
Dentist In-Office Power
Bleaching
The dentist isolates and
protects your lips, gums, and inside
lining of your mouth. Next, a powerful
bleaching agent is applied to the teeth.
Finally, a powerful light source is
applied which completes the procedure by
activating the bleaching
agent.
While this provides one of the
best results of any bleaching methods, it
is moderately expensive ranging from
$300-$600 per arch or
$600-$1200 for all of your teeth
(In dental terms an arch is either the
upper set or lower set of teeth).
Laser
Bleaching
Laser
bleaching is a relatively new procedure
only recently receiving FDA approval.
Despite its high tech sounding name,
laser bleaching is simply a variation of
the above in-office power bleaching
method.
The procedure is much the same.
Gums and lips are protected and a
bleaching agent is applied. The only
difference is that an argon laser is used
to activate the bleaching agent instead
of the usual light
source.
Inventors of the procedure claim
that this produces a better whitening
result than the conventional in office
power bleaching. We must say that the
jury is still out. This is a case where
clinical studies need to be performed to
substantiate these claims. Laser
bleaching does cost more than the typical
in-office power bleaching ranging between
$750 to $2000 for a complete set
of teeth.
We have examined a variety of
methods for creating white smiles. For
many people, whitening toothpastes are
enough to create beautiful
smiles.
For others, tooth bleaching is
the method of choice.
We have a convenient chart
to examine the pros and cons of
each bleaching
agent >>>>
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