If you want to change your appearance with a relatively small investment, teeth whitening might be the way to go. Everyone’s appearance is improved by brighter, whiter teeth.

Teeth Whitening Options in Mesa, AZ

Whether or not you decide to go with in-office or at-home teeth whitening treatments depends on both your budget and your personality. If you are short of funds, then at-home whitening systems are less expensive. If you have more money than time, an in-office appointment might work better for you. The at-home and in-office teeth whitening treatments get teeth equally white and bright. The major differences are time of treatment and cost. The pictures below demonstrate the dramatic results that are possible with an at-home teeth whitening regime.

At-Home Teeth Whitening Procedure

Before we send you home with a teeth whitening system, we do an exam to make sure you are a candidate for whitening procedures. If you have any cracked teeth or leaky fillings, those issue must first be addressed, or the strong bleaching solution will cause further damage to the already damaged tooth.

When we determine that all your teeth are sound and there are no other contraindications for bleaching, we take impressions of your teeth. From these impressions we create custom-made trays that fit snugly over your teeth. Then we send you home with the trays and the bleaching solution.

The bleaching solution contains peroxide, which penetrates the surfaces of your teeth while the trays are in place. As the gel soaks into your teeth, it oxidizes the stains that are embedded in the structure of your teeth.

A Word About Teeth Whitening Toothpaste

But teeth whitening toothpastes contain peroxide, you say? Yes, sometimes they do. However, whitening toothpastes are not on your teeth long enough to penetrate into the actual structure of your tooth, and so they cannot remove embedded stains.