Home Teeth Whitening

Teeth whitening is becoming more and more popular now because it is a simple fix to improving your physical appearance.  A whiter and brighter smile can shave five years off of someone's appearance and make them more confident.  With the demand for this procedure, there are teeth whitening salons popping up all over the place and when people see them, they often wonder how home teeth whitening differs from salon teeth whitening and the benefits of home teeth whitening.

The first thing to point out is that the salon teeth whitening procedures are not regulated at all by any type of agency.  They are using peroxides that are highly concentrated and are typically found in dental offices.  Using peroxides at that concentration level can be dangerous if you don't know or understand what you are doing and could lead to permanent damage to your tooth enamel.  Also because the people performing these procedures are not dentists or even dental assistants, they might not be able to properly administer the peroxides and cause irreversible damage to your gums and teeth.  At least with home teeth whitening, you know what you are getting into.

When you purchase a home teeth whitening kit, the kit goes through different types of inspection before it gets put on the shelves.  It cannot contain very high amounts of peroxides, so the whitening process is more gradual.  Because it is more gradual, you can really control the degree of whiteness for a more natural look.  Also, because the doses are so low, the chance of doing permanent damage to your tooth enamel is very minimal.