Home teeth whitening has never been easier!

Getting your teeth whitened used to mean expensive trips to the dentist to get specialty treatments that cost hundreds of dollars. But now home teeth whitening is all the rage, and you can acquire a wide variety of teeth whitening products not just at your dentist's office but also at your local supermarket. You can still opt for the expensive dental processes if you can afford them, since they're much quicker, but now you have the option of staying in and still making your teeth whiter.

White and whiter

Just about all whiteners use bleaching agents containing hydrogen peroxide, the same stuff you can use for antiseptic and for bleaching hair. Some whitening products come as a gel you spread over your teeth; some comes in tape-like strips you put on your teeth and ignore while you go about your business. Less comfortable, but quicker, are the bleaching trays that fit over your teeth; you hold them there while the bleach works. And finally, there's the classic whitening toothpastes and tooth polishes that can help keep teeth white, but aren't as effective on a tooth-by-tooth basis as the other processes.

The next best thing to lasers

The most effective method of tooth whitening just may be zapping a gel-coated tooth with a laser, but it's also the more expensive way and it's not often you can do that kind of work at home. But you can make do with the tooth-whitening treatments we've discussed here. The most expensive ones may cost as much as several hundred dollars, but by the time you've finished the process, you'll surely agree it's worth the cost.