What is involved in having my teeth whitened?
At this practice we recommend and only offer the professional take home whitening. The reason for this is that we believe ‘in office’ bleaching is really only a kick-start to the take home kit, since you will still have to use it as well. Further to that the ‘in office’ bleaching can be extremely expensive. The take home procedure involves booking you in for an appointment and taking some impressions of your mouth. These are then poured up into models and trays are made that are unique to your mouth. We bring you back for a second appointment to have the trays fitted and explain the procedure. You will be required to wear the trays with the bleaching product in them to bed each night until you have achieved the desired result. For some people this can be only a few days while others may choose to bleach for up to 2 weeks. The trays are quite comfortable and cause no problem for people to sleep with them in. The beauty of this system is that if over time you feel that your teeth have be