Teeth Whitening At Home

Due you have yellow tooth? It could happen due to a variety of triggers beginning from smoking to drinking a lot of coffee. Although stained teeth are not a huge health issue, but they definitely impact your smile & even your personality. Definitely if you are suffering from stained teeth then these thoughts are bothering you too like they would for anyone else.

Dont worry, there are various treatment methods available in the market for whitening your teeth - right from professional whitening treatment by a cosmetic dentist in his / her clinic to at home teeth whitening kits.


The most sophisticated method is to visit a Cosmetic Dentist and undergo a professional teeth whitening treatment. The treatment is done in the Dentists clinic and moreover, laser is used to help in teeth whitening. Hence the results are quite dramatic. With just one or two sittings, you will observe that your teeth have become as much as 9 shades brighter. Whats even better is the fact the results can be maintained as long as 5-6 months and at times even upto a year as long as you follow certain basic steps like proper brushing of your teeth twice a day and occasional at home teeth whitening using teeth whitening kits / products

Now that you the benefits of Professional in-clinic Teeth whitening. but mind you - it will be very expensive. Such treatment could cost anything between $500-$1000. Another factor is that you will have to take appointments and visit your Cosmetic Dentist. So this is not a fast, easy and inexpensive solution.

Another option is teeth whitening at your home. There are several options present. Let me share some of the most common and useful products:

A] At home teeth whitening kits:

Brands like White Light teeth whitening are home use kits which provide with a gel application tool and white light torch which you hold in front of the teeth when you are applying the gel. It fastens the treatment process. However, let me tell you honestly - this white light does not replicate the laser which your dentist uses in professional teeth whitening. Albeit, such kits do work reasonably well.

Cost: They are priced between 50 - 100 dollars per kit.

One demerit they have is that such products are not one of the simplest to use and you have to be careful about how much gel you apply in the application tool.

B] Teeth whitening pens

Teeth whitening pens also are based on the principle of peroxide based solution for bleaching teeth. The advantage is that they are very easy to apply and are directly applied on the teeth as if you are writing on them!

Though unlike other kits which provide trays, you have to be sure on your own that the application covers all portions of the teeth and in a consistent manner. Thus it is quite possible that you miss out on hard to reach teeth. Therefore uniform whitening may be an issue sometimes.

C] Teeth whitening strips
Teeth whitening strips are one of the options present in the market with which you can whiten your teeth right at the comfort of your home. They are also based on peroxide solution for whitening teeth. They are made up of very thin plastic and hence latch on very well to the teeth when you apply them.

The main advantage these offer over other home teeth whitening products is that the gel is pre-applied on them by the company in the right proportions hence it does not depend on user discretion. By 4-6 weeks, you will start observing good results too.

Above all, these are quite cheap - starting $25 for 20 strips.


D] Hydrogen peroxide teeth whitening

Lastly, you can also purchase a bottle of Hydrogen peroxide solution directly from the drug store. Use it for teeth whitening at your home. All you need to do is gargle with the solution to whiten your teeth. Hence, you can use it as mouthwash. This method is the easiest. However be patient as it may take more time to show results - around 8 weeks.

Another things that you need to consider is that the solution strength is around 3- 5%.