Anyone recommend a teeth whitening specialist or product?

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I think this is very expensive so may consider France or Germany (possibly even UK) or a product here in Switzerland that is effective for a start with, with a view to having treatment done in the summer.

2
I had mine done in CH.

I have a dentist from South Africa (and a very cool one) who steered me away from one time bleaching and towards gradual bleaching with a mold for your teeth.

Basically the dentist makes the mold for you, then it's your part. He gave me Opalescence to actually whiten the teeth. I put in the mold over night, and after a few days it really did make a difference.

I've tried Opalescence 10% and 15%, although 15% can irritate the gums.

I would suggest seeing your dentist about the mold, get the first packages from him (or her) then order any more you need from amazon.com as it's very cheap from there.

Hope this helps.

Ps it's important to avoid tea, coffee or red wine during the time you're doing this - your teeth will be open for a couple of weeks afterwards, and that stuff will soak right in!

3
Forget the product, whitening teeth should be done by a dentist.

4
Please can you give me an idea of the costs, seems like a good method to do this...

5
I used the Zoom system about 3 years ago- this was a two hour procedure at my dentist in Sydney- and due to a special offer at the time, I only paid $350- its normally twice that.

I also got given custom moulded trays to bleach my teeth at home, and a couple of tubes of the at home bleach. I haven't needed to use them yet- because the results were amazing. But if I need to in the future, I have the equipment, and I know it works too (though it takes longer)

Its expensive, but in my opinion, so worth it.

6
Would you mind expanding on that please, were you conscious of your teeth before? Do you smile more now? etc etc

7
I actually have quite nice teeth but I wished always they were more white. I got them done before my wedding, and by the time my wedding rolled around about a year later, the colour had settled into a very natural but bright looking smile. I loved my wedding photos. I'm smiling in pretty much every single one. Before the treatment, I would've smiled but would've been more self conscious about it- now I don't think about flashing my pearlies at people!

I guess that's the other thing- if you're doing it for a special occasion, even with the at home treatments, you need to give yourself some time to allow yourself to get used to it.

8
Hello,

My dentist is in Emmenbrucke and I really recommend him. According to him the two treatments (dentist and night treatment) are very effective and complement eachother. Have not tried it myself yet (no cofee, no cigarretes have helped postpone it :P) but thinking of it!

Pming you his details in case you want to have a chat (&get costs- have no idea!)

Nadia

9
No doubt it will be quite expensive but anyway, will save a load of money on coffee & tea after & worth it regarding confidence!

10
Not super expensive as I recall.

I think i paid round about 300 CHF including the first Opalescence

After that as mentioned I bought from Amazon.com - same product but far cheaper in the US.

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This was no back-alley homebrew method.

All was professionally controlled and explained by the dentist. So doesn't that qualify as "by a dentist"

12
Hi!

I am a dentist and specialized in bleaching and can maybe tell you in a few words that there is not only one way to bleach teeth. It can be done by the dentist in the dentists office (in-office-bleaching), it can be done at home befeore beeing instructed by a dentist (at-home-bleaching with mold and bleaching material, or without mold and with strips, so called white strips available in US and not that effective like other mentioned methods, but also working)

There is no evidence that additionally used lasers, heat etc make the method more effective.

Most important thing is: before bleaching a dentist must have checked teeth and fillings, if existent. For example gaps in fillings can be a contraindication for bleaching etc...

Hope I could help you.