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- Don't give any excuse and start whitening your teeth
- By: JESSICA THOMSON
In the present day world, having a pleasant personality is a key to success in all walks of life. A white, dazzling smile plays a very important role for developing such a personality. A healthy smile provides you with much confidence and makes you feel better. Therefore, it is not too late for you to go ahead and start whitening teeth. When you are in possession of healthy teeth and healthy smile, you would feel more powerful than those people with bad and foul breath. There are many ways you can accomplish your dream. Some of these ways do not require you to visit a dentist's office and do not require much expense. We give below details of some of them. Whitening Toothpaste All toothpastes used by us helps in removing surface stains on teeth to a certain extent because they contain some abrasive materials. There is a special type of tooth paste available, which goes by the name of Whitening Toothpaste. These toothpastes contain some kind of oxidizing agent (generally peroxide) which acts as a bleaching agent and enables removal of deep stains on teeth. The most important advantage of using these tooth pastes is that besides whitening teeth, these tooth pastes are helping clean your teeth thoroughly, and helping prevent formation of plaques and tartars on your teeth. Formation of plaques and tartars on the teeth is the main cause of tooth cavity, gingivitis and other dental problems. The disadvantage of using tooth pastes for teeth whitening is that it takes quite a long time as its action is gradual. It may take months to make your teeth look whiter to a degree desired by you. If you go for laser cleaning, it takes one hour or so in a dentist's office to get your teeth whitened to the desired level. Whitening Strips and Gels These products are available over the counter and all of them contain peroxide. Whitening gels are clear gels which are applied directly to teeth using a brush. Generally, they are required to be applied twice a day for 14 days. The procedure starts giving results within two days and the effect lasts for about four months. It would cost about $15 for one complete 14 day treatment. Whitening strips are very thin strips coated with peroxide based gels. These strips are applied two times a day for thirty minutes. Results start to come within a few days and the effect lasts for about four months. The cost of these strips ranges from $10 to $55 for a complete 14 day treatment. In-office Whitening This procedure is the quickest way to get whiter teeth. The procedure requires peroxide gels to be applied to teeth directly, then heat, special light or laser is applied. Result could be seen after undergoing a single session which may last up to 60 minute. But, you may require a few more sessions to get dramatic results. These treatments are quite costly and might cost you from $500 to $1000 for the whole mouth.