Ever had your teeth whitened with a lazer treatment?

[Anna27]

Anyone ever had a lazer whitening treatment done? Did it work? It's something I would like to try but there seems to be hundreds of places offering this procedure at wildly different prices, its more important that its done by a trained professional than a cheap cowboy! I'm not wanting a Neon white smile just to restore my teeth back to their natural colour.

Thanks

[fatcats]

Yes I have tried laser whitening, and it didn't work at all, not even one tiny little bit. Since that disappointment I have done a lot more research and the conclusion I drew (which may or may not be correct) is that the only way to really whiten your teeth is through the trays that you get made at the dentist and then add bleach to.

If you are open to the trays approach, there is a place in Honor Oak (on the main road bit) that does (relatively) low cost cosmetic dentistry including bleaching. They charged me ?199 for the trays and 4-6 (can't quite remember) syringes of bleach, which is half the price I was quoted just about everywhere else. They also make the trays for many other practices around south east London (as well as other cosmetic dentistry products including veneers I believe) as they started out as a dental technician, so I don't believe that the quality is substandard.

I was happy with the service there, haven't had this particular type of bleaching done anywhere else though, so can't compare it directly with any other dental practice.

[Anna27]

Thanks that's really helpful, I always wondered what that shop in Honor Oak was. Are you happy with the results then?

Think I need to do a bit more research! I also have quite sensitive teeth so don't want to do anything that might make it worse, should probably run it past my dentist too.

[fatcats]

Hi again, yes I was happy actually, although my teeth have some fluorosis staining and the bleaching can't help with that. Nor can it whiten veneers, just in case you have some.

Definitely a good idea to run it past your dentist first.

I didn't get any problems with sensitivity. The technician who made the trays for me told me to use Sensodyne toothpaste before and after using the bleaching trays and not to use the trays overnight but instead for a few hours a day (I think he might have said to leave a day inbetween bleaching sessions as well but I can't quite remember). I followed all the the advice he gave me and didn't get any problems.

I think you have to give up tea and coffee if you want to maintain the whiteness though. I'm a tea junkie so found that part of it impossible.

[canela]

I had laser the trays but you had them at the dentists and stayed there for about 45 mins, about 3 sessions. worked really well, but dentist said it will only go back to your natural colour - not make teeth brilliant white. i would go to a place specialising in cosmetic dentistry.

[Anna27]

Canela, was this done through your dentist then? Did you have lazer and trays? Natural colour must be quite white my children have lovely white teeth, obviously not suffered from years of coffee and red wine abuse! Did you feel that they could have been whiter then? I don't want it to look unatural...

Thanks

[Annette Curtain]

My friend Guy had his teeth done and opted for "hollywood white"

(you needed sun glases to look at first)

Now he's often refereed to as "Guy, you know the one that had his teeth done"

Poor boy.

[Anna27]

Ha yes! That's exactly not what I'm after!!