During the last decade, the teeth whitening field has changed considerably, both at home and within the dental office. There are basically two approaches to get your teeth looking whiter: in-office dental whitening and at-home treatment. Find out some secrets that your dentists will never let you know about teeth whitening.

Method #1: Dental (in-office) teeth whitening

Dentists are always thrilled to have a patient request an in-office teeth whitening procedure. There was only a single option that was available in the ’90s.

Your dentist would create a mold of the teeth, which would be sent off to a lab for 5-10 days before you would receive your teeth whitening mouthpiece. Then you would spend 1-2 hours in the dental chair as the teeth whitening molds were filled with low concentration peroxide and pressed against your teeth.

After three or four visits, you would be told your teeth were whiter and would be let go with a $500-$1000 bill. And obviously brighter teeth.

Over the past 10 years, dental office teeth whitening has improved dramatically. The current most-popular teeth whitening procedure is known as Laser Bleaching (aka Power Bleaching, Argon Bleaching, etc.), and is a shorter process.  During this procedure, a concentrated peroxide gel is applied to your teeth, and then you sit in the chair with your mouth open so that a light may be shined into your mouth to complete the process.
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