Teeth Whitening Trays

Teeth whitening using dental trays is a form of teeth whitening that initially is performed by the Dentist in his surgery where the trays are made, and the actual process of the teeth whitening is carried out at home by the patient.

In general, the tray-based at-home teeth whitening with trays process is composed of the following steps:

The Dental examination

Before treatment is begun, your dentist will need to perform a thorough dental examination so they know that you are in good dentalhealth. As a part of this examination your dentist will document the current shade of your teeth. They will also enquire about aspects of your health history, life events, and consumption habits as they might relate to the current coloration of your teeth.

During the examination appointment you and your dentist must decide if you will whiten both your upper and lower teeth, or just one or the other. Usually a person's greatest concern is the appearance of their front upper teeth and some people start out by just whitening these first.

The main reason people sometimes only whiten their upper or lower teeth is related to cost. Dentists charge for teeth whitening by the trays they make. You have a seperate teeth whitening tray for the upper teeth and one for the lower set of teeth. If you whiten just one set of teeth you can anticipate that your costs will be approximately half of what you would pay to whiten both sets of teeth.

Taking the impressions for the teeth whitening trays

Dentist dispensed teeth whitening trays are custom made for you the patient.

The first step involved in the process of creating custom teeth whitening trays is for your dentist to take impressions of your teeth. From these impressions your dentist will create plaster casts. The teeth whitening trays will then be crafted out of these casts.

Once your dental impressions have been taken your dentist will need a few days to complete the teeth whitening trays fabrication process.

Fitting the custom teeth whitening trays

Once your custom teeth whitening trays have been fabricated your dentist will ask you to make an appointment to return to their office. During this visit they will evaluate, and refine as necessary, the fit of your teeth whitening trays.

The teeth whitening trays themselves are usually clear. Typically they are made from a soft flexible plastic. One teeth whitening tray is made for your upper teeth and a separate one is made for your lower teeth. Custom teeth whitening trays are usually trimmed so they fully cover each tooth but come just short of lying on your gum tissue.

Your dentist will demonstrate how to place teeth whitener in the bleaching trays

During the dental appointment when your teeth whitening trays are fitted your dentist will dispense to you an initial quantity of teeth whitener. In most cases this teeth whitener will be a thick gel that comes in small syringes or a plastic bottles. Your dentist will show you how to place small dabs of the whitener into your bleaching trays. As a means of minimizing the amount of teeth whitening gel that is used during each application, the whitener is usually just placed in those aspects of the tray that touch the front side of your teeth and only in those portions of the tray that cover over the teeth you want to lighten.

The tray is filled with whitening gel. After the whitener has been placed into the tray and the tray has been positioned over your teeth, there will usually be some excess gel that escapes from the tray onto your gums. As a way of minimizing the potential for gum irritation, it is best to wipe this excess whitener away with your finger or a toothbrush.

The 2 down sides to teeth whitening trays is the cost and discomfort.

Most dentists will charge 500$ - 700$ for teeth whitening trays, which is very expensive, compared to teeth whitening strips which cost only 48$. The teeth whitening trays are bulky and heavy in your mouth, as oppoded to the strips which are very light and mould round your teeth perfectly.

ONLY £30 or 35€ or $48 US

Teeth Whitening Trays