:: Compare Teeth Whiteners

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Cost: $29 - $49.95	Cost: $70	Cost: $89.95	Cost: $99	Cost: $169-$199	Cost: $350 - $500	Cost: $800 - $1500
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White Smiles Whitening Pen, is painted onto your teeth and penetrates the enamel to whiten out stains.	All toothpaste helps remove surface stains through the action of mild abrasives, SuperSmile whitening toothpaste has polishing or chemical agents that provide additional surface stain removal effectiveness. Available through Mecca Cosmetica.	Bdazzled Advanced Whitening Strips use a unique formula that allows the strip to stay on the tooth for the full 45 minutes making sure you get the full benefit. The gel is neutral pH and safe on your enamel.	B'Dazzled is a professional Strength two week tooth whitening system with thermoshrink customisable mouthgaurds available through bettter beauty salons and spas.	Some major shopping centres and beauty salons now have cubicles for LED light teeth whitening.	Your dentist can recommend a safe, effective whitening system such as "Zoom Take Home" that combines professional supervision and at-home applications. While in the office, your dentist will assess your whitening needs and create a custom-fitted tray or mouthpiece for at-home applications using a professional whitening gel.	Dental-office, light-activated whitening, also known as Zoom or Chairside bleaching, is an in-office procedure using a whitening agent and laser or special light. Your dentist can usually complete the procedure in about one hour, though one or two additional applications may be required. In some cases, an at-home whitening treatment may be recommended as a follow-up to the procedure.
What happens?	What happens?	What happens?	What happens?	What happens?	What happens?	What happens?
Twist the bottom of the pen until gel appears on the brush and then lightly paint over all your teeth. The gel sinks into the teeth through the pores (tubules) and oxidises the stains.	Whitening toothpaste contains polishing or chemical agents that improve tooth appearance through gentle buffing or other non-bleaching actions. If you have a whitening treatment, you should use a whitening toothpaste, such as Supersmile, to help keep your smile bright.	You peel the top strip off the plastic backing and align it with your teeth close to your gums, then fold the excess strip under your teeth at the back. Repeat for the lower strip. Then wear for 45 minutes once per day for 14 days.	The whitening agent is applied in the customized tray for 1/2 hr twice daily. The results are noticeable in two - three days and lasts up to two years. The B'Dazzled Teeth Whitening System contains no acid or abrasives that can be harmful to the enamel.	You sit with the LED light for 15-20 minutes for one to two sessions with the light shining on your mouthguard full of gel. The gel is 10% Hydrogen peroxide or even up to 35% Carbamide.	A custom tray applicator, which is usually made from an impression of your teeth, will be created for you in the dental office. At home, you'll apply a thin layer of whitening paste or gel into the tray, as directed. Insert the tray, and the whitener will spread over your teeth for uniform coverage. Use the product 30 minutes once or twice a day for 14 days, or overnight for 3 - 5 days. Wear as directed by your dentist for best results.	Your dentist will apply either a barrier gel to your gums or a rubber shield to protect soft oral tissues. Then, zoom whitening agent is applied to your teeth. The light is concentrated on your teeth for three 20miniute sessions to speed up the action of the whitening gel.
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The White Smiles whitening gel is a neutral ph and contains no abrasives or acids. The gel will only whiten where it is painted and is better for 15-20 year old teeth as a full treatment or 20-60yrs + as a maintenance product.	Some toothpastes have a very low pH level which can over time wear away the enamel.	The Bdazzled Advanced Whitening strips are easy to apply however may not reach all the way back to your molar teeth depending on the size of your mouth.	These mouthguards shrink to your teeth after you heat them in hot water, and bite into. The plastic shrinks as it cools to customize to your teeth for an instant fit. These trays keep the whitening gel in better contact with the surface of the teeth. Peroxide-based whitening can cause temporary sensitivity to your teeth and gums.	Be careful of these systems, the staff are not hygienists or dentists and have no proper infection control training or dental training. The results from this method are mostly dehydration of the teeth from the light which is not proven to aid in whitening at all and will only last a short period of time. NB: These gels may leave your teeth in worse condition than before whitening due to high acidity levels once the gel is oxidised.   Click here for studies on light whitening	Professional whitening paste or gel contains 10 - 22% of either carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide. Your dentist will recommend the appropriate formula for you. As with other peroxide-based whitening products, some people may experience temporary tooth sensitivity.	This is the fastest whitening method. It is also the most expensive. The whitening agent is a very high (32%) concentration of hydrogen peroxide. As with other peroxide-based whitening products, some people may experience temporary tooth sensitivity.

Studies have shown the most effective teeth whitening solution is repeated application of our teeth whitening gel containing peroxides using custom formed trays that match the contours of your individual teeth. B’Dazzled’s™ revolutionary system provides custom trays and professional strength whitening gel all in the convenience of a single kit. With B’Dazzled ™ Professional Tooth Whitening System, you'll see a whiter, healthier smile in just 5-14 days.

How do your mouthguards customize like the dentist? And why are the mouthpieces different to the cheap ones in the chemist?
The cheaper ones in the chemist are usually a lot thicker and they do not use the thermo shrinking technology that the B’Dazzled trays have. The B’Dazzled trays shrink and mould to the teeth just like what a dentist would make using impressions.

What is the difference between the standard boil-n-bite moldable mouthpieces and the custom bleaching trays?
The cheaper ones in the chemist are usually a lot thicker and they do not use the thermo shrinking technology that the B’Dazzled trays have. The B’Dazzled trays shrink and mould to the teeth just like what a dentist would make using impressions. Although both mouthpieces are safe, the custom fit bleaching trays are more precise and more comfortable to wear. They help you save bleaching gel and they take less than one minute to make.

How Does B’Dazzled Teeth Whitening Compare to Laser Whitening such as Zoom?
Recently, dentists are advertising that laser whitening works better than tray-type whitening. But that’s not what we found. Laser whitening involves the application of 35% hydrogen peroxide agent to the teeth. Then, a light is held a couple of inches from your teeth to decrease the reaction time required for the peroxide to work. This process costs on average $500- $1000. There is no proof that laser whitening will whiten your teeth any better than using our tray-type system.

How is B’Dazzled different to Colgate Simply White or White Glo?
The gel is professional strength and using the patented thermo shrink mouthguardsit is held against the teeth for the full half hour without any saliva washing or diluting the solution. These means you wont get any blotchiness with a more homogenised result and a lot more quickly.

My toothpaste says it whitens my teeth, isn’t this enough?
Whitening toothpaste will eliminate stains caused by tea and coffee that you have consumed that day. The active ingredients are not strong enough to penetrate and whiten any stains that are within your enamel. Some toothpastes also contain a white pigment that can give the appearance of whiter teeth however this will quickly wear away.