What Do Most People Want to Change About Their Smile?
Whiter teeth are often at the top of the list. Teeth whitening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to enhance your natural smile and boost your confidence. It’s a safe, effective treatment that can leave your teeth looking brighter and healthier. By choosing professional teeth whitening, you’ll achieve noticeable results—often in just one visit—ensuring your smile shines the way you want it to.
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Why Choose Professional Teeth Whitening?
Everyone’s teeth are unique. Factors like age, lifestyle, diet, and medications all play a role in how your teeth look and react to whitening. While over-the-counter products may work for some, they may not be effective for you and could even harm your gums. Professional teeth whitening ensures a personalized approach that’s safe and tailored to your needs, providing the best results for a brighter smile.
Our professional teeth whitening offers clear advantages over store-bought options:
- Based on Your Needs: When you visit us for teeth whitening, we focus on understanding your specific concerns, goals, and expectations for your smile. After carefully examining your teeth and gums, we recommend a whitening treatment that’s best suited to your oral health and desired results, ensuring a safe and personalized experience.
- Performed by Experts: Our dentists are highly trained in the latest teeth whitening techniques and products. They carry out the procedure with precision, adhering to all safety guidelines to ensure both your comfort and safety throughout the treatment.
- Immediate Results: Professional teeth whitening provides exceptional results, often in just one hour.
- Even Whitening: Over-the-counter products, like whitening strips, often result in uneven coverage, leaving some areas untreated. Our dentists ensure a uniform whitening effect by expertly treating all contours and angles of your teeth for a consistent, radiant smile.
- Increased Comfort: Our whitening process utilizes a laser to reduce the risk of sensitivity and gum irritation, ensuring a more comfortable experience.
However, only a qualified dentist can assess and recommend the safest, most effective whitening treatment for you. Contact us to schedule your consultation!
At-Home Whitening Kits
For those who like to whiten their teeth on their own schedule and in the comfort of their home, we offer personalized take-home whitening kits.
Unlike store-bought options, our kits are designed to gradually brighten your enamel over three to four weeks and include:
- Medical-Strength Whitening Gel: Our at-home kits contain a whitening gel that’s much more powerful than any over-the-counter product, providing superior results.
- Customized Dental Trays for Best Results: Unlike the one-size-fits-all trays from store-bought kits, our trays are custom-made to fit your teeth perfectly. Designed to match the natural contours and grooves of your teeth, these trays ensure even and consistent whitening across all surfaces.
- Expert Dental Guidance: Our dentist will provide personalized instructions on how to use your at-home whitening kit safely and effectively to achieve your desired results.
Try our at-home whitening kits for near-professional results, all from the comfort of your home.
When to Whiten?
Teeth whitening won’t alter the appearance of crowns, bridges, veneers, or fillings. That’s why we recommend whitening your teeth before undergoing any dental work that will require crowns, fillings, or veneers. This way, our dentists can match the color of your new dental work to your newly brightened teeth for a seamless look.
Professional teeth whitening effectively eliminates both surface stains and deep discoloration, giving your teeth a brighter and refreshed appearance.
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Why Do Teeth Become Stained or Discolored?
Surface Stains: Teeth are coated with enamel, a mineral-rich layer that serves as a protective barrier. In fact, enamel is the hardest substance in the human body.
However, tooth enamel is porous, containing tiny holes that can absorb substances that lead to staining, such as:
- Dark-colored beverages like tea, coffee, wine, colas, and fruit juices
- Dark sauces, such as tomato or soy sauce
- Sugary foods and drinks
- Brightly colored fruits like berries, cherries, and pomegranates
- Tobacco products
Deep Stains: Discoloration can also affect the inner layer of the tooth, located just beneath the enamel. This layer, known as dentin, naturally has a yellow or gray tint. As we age, the enamel thins, revealing more of this underlying color, which can make teeth appear dull. Medications, illness, and injury can also contribute to discoloration in this deeper layer of the tooth.
Top Teeth Whitening Options
Teeth whitening is a great way to brighten your natural tooth color without resorting to more invasive treatments like veneers. Whether you choose in-office whitening or follow the instructions for a take-home kit, you can achieve noticeable results without long-term sensitivity.
Professional Whitening Treatment
For most people, the quickest way to get a brighter smile is with a professional, in-office whitening treatment. Here’s how it works: we apply a special bleaching solution to your teeth using trays that are custom-made just for you. Then, a gentle laser warms up the solution, activating oxygen molecules to break down those deep stains in your enamel. The result? A noticeably whiter smile right away, with less risk of sensitivity or gum irritation.
Take-Home Teeth Whitening Kit
If you’d rather whiten your teeth on your own schedule, our customized take-home kits are a great option. Each kit comes with trays that are specially made to fit the unique contours of your teeth, providing even and thorough whitening. Unlike store-bought kits, our trays are molded from models of your actual teeth, which helps reduce the chances of sensitivity and gum irritation. The whitening process is gradual, lightening your enamel over the course of three to four weeks, giving you a brighter smile in the comfort of your home.
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to schedule an initial consultation & exam.
Your consultation will include an examination of everything from your teeth, gums and soft tissues to the shape and condition of your bite. Generally, we want to see how your whole mouth looks and functions. Before we plan your treatment we want to know everything about the health and aesthetic of your smile, and, most importantly, what you want to achieve so we can help you get there.
Cost of Professional Teeth Whitening in San Diego
Professional teeth whitening at a dental office typically ranges from $600 to $1,200. If you’re looking for a more affordable option, a take-home kit might be the right fit for you. These kits, which still come with expert guidance from dental professionals, usually cost around $300 to $600.
Why is there such a steep difference in cost? Consider the pros and cons between in-office whitening, take-home kits and over-the-counter whitening:
In-Office Whitening
- Performed by experienced dental professionals
- Offers precise application, minimizing the risk of gum irritation and sensitivity
- Allows for the use of stronger, more effective whitening agents
- The quickest way to achieve noticeable results
Take-Home Kit
- Provides professional-grade whitening agents that are more effective than drugstore brands
- Achieves noticeably whiter teeth in weeks, not months
- Comes with custom-made trays for easy application, reducing gum irritation and ensuring even whitening
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like a more accurate quote, feel free to give us a call or request an appointment today!
Frequently Asked Questions
Even with regular brushing, plaque can build up on your teeth from bacteria in food and drinks. Over time, plaque hardens into tartar, which can only be removed by a dentist or hygienist. This yellowish coating can form if you aren’t brushing often enough or thoroughly.
Teeth whitening is generally safe, but some people may experience temporary sensitivity, often during the first couple of treatments. This sensitivity usually lessens over time. It’s crucial to carefully follow the instructions provided with your take-home kit or any over-the-counter products.
No, whitening does not change the color of crowns, veneers, or fillings. If you have these on your front teeth, whitening the surrounding natural teeth may cause a noticeable difference in color.
Teeth whitening is typically not covered by insurance. It’s best to check with your provider to confirm. We can also provide an estimate for you to submit to your insurance for consideration.
To maintain your results after whitening, avoid foods and drinks that would stain a white shirt. This includes dark beverages like tea, coffee, red wine, soft drinks, alcohol, and fruit juice, as well as foods like tomato sauce, curry, soy sauce, red meat, chocolate, and most fruits except bananas.
The longevity of teeth whitening results varies based on the method used and your oral care routine. It can last anywhere from 6 months to up to 3 years with proper maintenance.
