Teeth whitening methods

[Vanessa]

Hi

I have used several different teeth whitening methods without much success. I have used whitening toothpaste, whitening gel and trays from an internet shop and whitening strips and non of them have made my teeth that much whiter than they were originally.

Do you use more advanced teeth whitening methods than the systems that I have used and do you offer any guarantees on the final teeth whitening result? Am I likely to achieve better results than the whitening results I have had with the other whitening products if I have professional teeth whitening.

[Dr Vahid Motahar]

Hi,

Thank you for your question.

One of the best and safest systems to whiten teeth is home or tray whitening system. This is not the the one you can get off the counters which has one tray size to fit all. This the system that has tailor made whitening trays and combined with one of the best whitening gels available (Enlighten gel), then it produces magical result. One just has to be patient whith this system and just wear the trays for few hours for few nights.

The alternative is the chairside system with Zoom being one of the best systems available today. Here the whitening gel is directly applied to the surface of the teeth and its effect is potentiated with application of a light. It is a quick and good system with almost instantaneous result. However some patients want their teeth even whiter than what we can achieve with Zoom, and these cases the combination system is suggested which is the ultimate whitening system and guarantees the shade B1 result. This system uses the advanatges of both home/tray system and chairside whitening systems.