subject: How To Get Whiter Teeth At Home [print this page] There was a time when only celebrities and the well-to-do could afford a bright white smile. They would suddenly appear in public with a mouth full of teeth that were much whiter and brighter than they'd ever been before. These people were gorgeous. Everybody else just admired their gleaming white teeth and wished that they could get rid of the yellow colour of their own teeth.
Back then, those celebrities and well-to-do individuals would get their dentists to perform teeth whitening treatments to give them that sparkling smile at great expense. They would spend hours in the dentist's office with their mouth wide open while the dentist applied the whitening product to their teeth. This was an effective method that is still widely used today and has become less expensive. However, this option is not the only one available and it is not even the most popular.
It is now possible for anyone to get whiter teeth in their own home. The same type of treatment offered by dentists in their office to patients can now be performed at home by yourself. You can perform this treatment with a tooth whitening kit.
There are several types of tooth whitening kit. These include professional kits that come with a mold that you press your teeth into.From this mold a tray is built to fit your teeth. You apply a whitening gel to the tray and then cover your teeth with it.for a certain period of time and specified frequency. This procedure usually produces effective results over a period of two to three weeks or months.
Another way to get whiter teeth in your own home is by using tooth whitening strips. These strips can be purchased at your local grocery or drug store. They are manufactured by well known dental companies such as the ones that produce toothpastes and mouthwashes.
Whitening strips are a thin film of plastic that is covered in a clear whitening gel. They are removed from a plastic strip and then pressed to your teeth. You keep these on for about thirty minutes at a time, and then take them off and throw them away. You perform this procedure two times a day for one or two weeks , depending on the degree of whitening that you desire. An hour a day may sound like a lot, but the strips are easy to apply and can be worn while you are in the shower, cleaning, or performing other tasks in or around the home. Wearing them does not have to hinder your schedule in any way.
There are some less effective ways to whiten your teeth such as by using tooth whitening toothpastes and some other products. While these products may be good at preventing stains, they are certainly not very effective at actually whitening your teeth. To effectively whiten the teeth, you need a tooth whitening kit. But, since these kits are readily available and simple to operate, anyone can obtain them and use them to get whiter teeth at home.
