Dental Bleaching :Compare "At Home" With "In Office"

The difference between whitening products is basically whether they are using bleaching agents, that work on and deep into the *natural tooth enamel OR just at surface level using physical or chemical agents like sodium bicarbonate found in whitening tooth pastes.

*Note: Natural tooth enamel, not dental work like veneers, bonding, dentures etc.

With the recent change in dental lab policy, the same dental bleaching kits that were supplied to dental practices, are NOW available DIRECT to the public.

So what is the difference between bleaching your teeth "at home" or dental bleaching "in office", if your are in fact using the same materials?

Here is a chart that will compare accessing a Lab Direct Professional Teeth Whitening (Bleaching) Kit to be used "At Home" with a standard "In Office" professional teeth whitening service (dental bleaching at a dental practice) that uses the same lab and kit materials.

Process	"In Office" Dental Bleaching	vs	"At Home" Dental Bleaching
Homework Phase	Call dental office to enquire about the cost of teeth whitening, and, if able to get around suggested appointment for dentist consultation, get a ballpark estimate of approximately $500 minimum.	*	Call recommended Lab direct Professional Teeth Whitening company, read information on-line or speak directly to representative who answers all your questions and reveals the cost of the same professional teeth whitening kit your dentist would use, will cost you approximately $99.00*.
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Decision Made	Call dental office, arrange the first of two needed appointments that coordinate with work, home commitments etc. (likely over the coarse of several weeks).	*	Place order, and kit sent out priority service (arrives in a few days).
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1st Step	At your first visit, a dental professional will open a teeth whitening kit, and pull out two teeth impression trays and instruct you on how to properly bite down on them.	*	You will receive a professional teeth whitening kit from the same lab, open it and find three impression trays, complete easy to use instructions, a pre-paid return envelope and four syringes filled with bleaching gel.
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Impression Trays Back To Lab...	Most dental offices will send teeth impressions of to professional dental labs to produce their teeth trays.	*	With complete instruction on how to do your teeth impressions, which take 30 seconds to harden, you will ship back your impressions to the same professional dental lab.
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Waiting...	Approximately two weeks waiting period for teeth trays, where you are then notified to make a second appointment. to retrieve them and the take home bleaching system.	*	If you use this recommended lab, you can expect a very quick turn around time, sometimes within 24 hours.
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2nd Step	On your second dental appointment, you will retrieve your custom teeth tray, get instruction on how to use the bleaching syringes and then take home bleaching system.		Receive trays, start whitening process knowing you have exactly the same materials being used as your dentist.
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General Kit contents:	-Custom fitted teeth trays -Bleaching gel with carbamide peroxide dental bleaching formulation (if the highest concentration is being used, it will be 22% carbamide peroxice)		-Custom fitted trays -Bleaching gel with 22% carbamide peroxide dental bleaching formulation

In summary:	Professional results.		Professional results in a matter of days at a fraction of the cost.

Dental Bleaching"At Home" vs "In Office"

Dental Bleaching
"At Home" vs "In Office"