Read all the ads and internet websites and boxes in the toothpaste aisle you want. Nothing beats a clinical strength, professional white clean you can only get from the dentist. Prescription strength is always stronger than OTC.
The truth is that different people with different teeth get different stains. No one- fits-all product is going to perform as effectively on tough, set in stains like the ones your dental professional can prescribed for you.
If you have very mild stains, a surface cleaning may be the answer. But for most people, they really do not notice the change in the color of their teeth until they get progressively more dingy. By that time, the stains are no longer surface. They have seeped deep into the crevices, curves and microscopic holes of your enamel.
Here's another thing to consider. Your mouth is an unique as your fingerprints. That is why they use dental records to identify people. Teeth and mouths do not come in one size but a myriad of sizes. So why use a tray that is?
Obviously, one size fit all will not be form fitting, if it is a T-shirt or a whitening tray. For a T-shirt it may be passable, but for a whitening tray that contains a powerful bleaching gel, you really do not want it slipping or oozing out onto your tongue or gums. Only your dentist can create a mold and make a mouthpiece that fits your mouth and no one else's. Think about it. Which will be more comfortable to wear?
Do you want to clench your jaw tight for extended periods of time and get muscle cramps, or have a snug fitting apparatus that only is made for you? IF you think the latter is better- talk to your dentist about Opalescence Tooth Whitening Customized Take Home Kits, or a chairside option without the need for lights or lasers.
The kits come in six varying strengths and formulations in three tasty flavors. Most come also with a mixture of potassium fluoride mixed in with the Carbamide peroxide to help strengthen the enamel, prevent cavities, and desensitize the teeth.
Your dentist can choose from 10% all the way up to 35% in strength. Treswhite Supreme uses hydrogen peroxide.
Or, if you want whiter teeth in just one hour, you can opt for the painless procedure in the dentist chair with up to 38% hydrogen peroxide. That is called Opalescence Boost. Without the need for blue lights, lasers or UV rays, Boost can whiten your teeth in under 60 minutes in one treatment. The secret is not only the nitride and PF mixture, but a syringe to syringe method that ensure even application and targeted whitening. But don't get anxious. The syringe does not have a needle.
On your lunch break, you could get your teeth visibly whiter up to 7-10 shades. Won't your coworkers be impressed?
Your oral care professional can explain which is best for you and answer all your questions, or you can go to opalescence.com and even download a 48 page pamphlet.