Teeth Whitening in West Bloomfield, MI

Yes. Professional whitening is supervised by your dentist, your gums are protected during treatment, and the strength of the gel is matched to your enamel.

Professional whitening typically holds somewhere between six months and three years, and where you land in that range is mostly down to habits. Coffee, tea, red wine, and tobacco pull it toward the short end. Occasional touch ups with a take home kit stretch it toward the long end, which is one reason we tend to make you custom trays even after an in office session.

Three reasons. The gel is stronger and is applied so it reaches the teeth rather than your gums, which is what produces an even result instead of patchy brightness. Your teeth and gums are checked first, so nothing is being whitened over an untreated cavity or inflamed tissue. And the shade is recorded before and after, so the change is measurable rather than something you talk yourself into. Strips are not useless, they are just uncontrolled, and uneven results and days of sensitivity are the usual price of that.

That depends on what you are starting with. Yellow and brown staining from age, coffee, and tobacco lifts well and often by several shades. Grey tones, staining from certain medications, and discoloration that came from an injury to a single tooth respond far less predictably. Your dentist tells you which category your teeth fall into before you spend anything, because a case that will not lift much is one where porcelain veneers or bonding is the honest answer rather than more whitening.

Usually a couple of weeks, not a couple of days. That leaves room for any temporary sensitivity to settle, for the shade to stabilize after treatment, and for a touch up if you want to go further. If your event is sooner than that, tell us when you book and we will plan the method around the date rather than the other way round.

No. Whitening only lightens natural tooth structure. If you have crowns or veneers in your smile line, we plan the shade so everything matches after treatment.

Some patients notice temporary sensitivity to cold for a day or two. Tell us if your teeth are already sensitive and we will adjust the gel strength and timing.

They suit different people rather than one being better. In office whitening gives the biggest change in a single visit, with your gums protected and the whole thing supervised, which is the right choice when you have a date to work toward. A custom take home kit works more gradually over a couple of weeks, is gentler on sensitive teeth because you control the wear time, and leaves you with trays you can top up with later. Plenty of patients do the in office session and keep the trays for maintenance.

Whitening is cosmetic, so dental plans almost never cover it. It is one of the least involved ways to change your smile, and we tell you what your option costs before you book it. The quickest way to get a real answer for your own case is a short conversation. Call us at (248) 863-9109 or book online.