How does BriteSmile compare to other whitening options?
They use a blue light in tandem with a whitening gel to accelerate the whitening process. They boast up to a 14 shade difference in just 1 hour. It’s $399 for a teeth whitening session, which is about standard price-wise. Laser whitening is probably the better way to go for three reasons:
- There is less time to wait before you see results (no repeat treatments).
- You have someone who is professionally whitening your teeth and ensuring that the results are pro–as opposed to something you might do from home.
- Whitening strips or toothpaste are generally not as effective over a longer period of time. BriteSmile is not a permanent whitening solution since you will eventually lose some of the pearly hue over the course of a year, but it does beat a lot of other slower, less effective processes.
BriteSmile offers state-of-the-art technology. Clinical studies have proven BriteSmile whitens an average of 9+ shades in one hour. Compare this to a leading tray system which achieved only 6 shades and took weeks. In fact, many tray users never achieve even a few shades, as it is difficult to complete the regimen – night after night sleeping with trays full of bleaching gel, often accompanied by sensitivity and gum irritation. As you can see, BriteSmile is a tremendous value by comparison. Incidentally, the same study showed that a leading whitening toothpaste was only able to achieve 1.5 shades of improvement after an entire month of use.
