A single smile, sometimes, can say more than a thousand words. But in order to keep our teeth beautiful and shiny, we often need to resort to cosmetic dentistry. Just, as the smile of a supermodel, which is well paid to appear on a cover of a magazine, an everyday smile does not come cheap either. People spend a lot of money today on cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening and these procedures are worth every penny to them.



Cosmetic dentistry offers many solutions for those with teeth problems. The teeth veneers, for example are thin pieces of porcelain or plastic cemented that covers the imperfections of the front teeth. This cosmetic dentistry procedure can help changing the color and also the shape of your teeth.

Today the most popular teeth whitening technique offered by the modern cosmetic dentistry is Laser Bleaching (Power Bleaching) a short process that makes teeth whitening possible by using argon light that chemically reacts with the peroxide gel applied over the teeth. This method of teeth whitening performed by cosmetic dentistry cost between $500-$1000.

Luckily there is a solution that makes cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening more affordable for those with less money in their pocket. Home teeth whitening options such as whitening tooth paste contains gentle polishing (or chemical agents) that are effective in achieving the teeth whitening effect by removing the stains and lightening the color of the tooth by one shade.

Whitening strips are another cheaper option for teeth whitening. They are very thin almost invisible strips coated with peroxide based whitening gel. Such a teeth whitening treatment of 14 days cost from $10 to $55.

For teeth whitening you can also use bleaching gels peroxide based that can be applied over the teeth with a brush. For this teeth whitening product you can spend up to $15.

All this home cosmetic dentistry solutions are less effective than cosmetic dentistry procedures used by a professional dentist. They can produce teeth whitening by only one or two shades, while professional cosmetic dentistry can whiten your teeth by three to eight shades.

There is also a drawback to teeth whitening whether is performed by a cosmetic dentistry specialist or at home. The most common side effects that appear after teeth whitening are teeth sensitivity and gum irritation, issues worth taking into consideration if having to choose between shiny but weak teeth that cosmetic dentistry offers and strong, healthy teeth but less shiny. You have to make your own risk assessment and decide weather cosmetic dentistry is what you really want.