If you’re becoming just a little too conscious about the shade of your pearly whites, you might want to consider an effective teeth whitening product, even if you don’t want to part with hundreds of pounds at your dental surgery to get some results.

You might want to try the very reasonably priced ‘White Teeth Now’ whitening pen before haemorrhaging from your current account. You won’t have to suffer the indignity and discomfort of uncomfortable dental trays or dental strips (really embarrassing if a neighbour rings the doorbell during a treatment) – the pen manages to get the essential hydrogen peroxide teeth whitening agent into your dental pores efficiently and effortlessly, penetrating not just the outermost layer but deeper into the enamel, too.

You can apply it anywhere, any time – and it won’t cause any discomfort. Don’t drool at your doorway with dental trays; welcome with ‘White teeth Now’ instead.

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Many home teeth whitening kits contain the same whitening agent used by dentists, but at much reduced concentrations (10% to 22%), a fact which often causes disappointment as the visible results we’re all after takes ages (and repeated treatments) to faintly emerge.

Now, though, you can get your teeth into a product which will lift your shade so noticeably you might need sunglasses to contemplate your smile in the mirror. White Shine Tooth Whitening Kit uses peroxide concentrations of 36%. Peroxide is the magic ingredient for tooth whitening, infiltrating the microscopic pores of the enamel and dentine and blitzing stains into smaller and smaller molecules, until they’ve effectively gone.

Whist deeply stained teeth may take as many as three weeks to lighten, the company guarantees that most people will see excellent results within 7 days of using the product. And, once whitened, the effects will last for up to three years. Currently on special offer for $30, this product normally retails at $90.

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Whitening strips are an increasingly popular teeth whitening product, reputedly used by many a celebrity. Forget those cumbersome dental trays; strips cover your enamel more evenly and without any danger of bleach pooling.

For $50, Crest offers 10 days of treatment with its ‘Whitestrips Pro Effects’ pack. Just peel the covering off and press the adhesive strip firmly over the contours of your teeth (its very thin and easy to press into shape). The peroxide-based coating immediately starts to work on the enamel and the company claims that you’ll start to see noticeable improvements after just 3 days (but be warned: the strips make you drool a little!).

The pack contains 20 strips each for upper and lower teeth (two applications per day fro 10 days) and the Pro Effects product contains the highest concentration of peroxide in the Crest Whitening strips range. So, stick on some strips and smile like a star!

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Why spend $1000 having your teeth whitened by a dentist when you can get comparable results for $80? This is the guaranteed promise of NuWhite’s Home Whitening System. The kit includes three ultra-high quality dental trays which can be moulded to fit your teeth exceptionally accurately (this is crucial – cheaper trays provide poorer fits, allowing whitening gel to pool in places causing uneven lightening and sore gums).

For safety, the manufacturer suggests you try the carbamide peroxide whitening gel in the trays for less than 5 minutes to begin with, wait a few hours and then, when you’re certain you have no undue sensitivity, proceed with the 1-2 hour treatment, repeating as prescribed.

The smaller syringes are modelled on dentist’s equipment, delivering premium quality whitening gel only, not the extra filler found in larger syringes, which has no whitening effect. Gel concentrations range from 10% for sensitive teeth, 16% for moderately sensitive teeth and 22% for a powerful, fast whitening effect. Get yourself a nu-smile with NuWhite!

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There’s a bewildering range of teeth whitening products in commercial circulation presently, all making claims to transform your smile into that of a Hollywood A-lister. A little cautious scepticism is in order; some of the products are effective, but you’ll need some patience before you see noticeable results.

One of the products falling into this range – modestly priced but steady and slow as opposed to ‘instantaneous’ – is the excellent Boots Expert Teeth Whitening Kit. It only costs under $50, so don’t expect miracles from the outset; but after two weeks you’ll almost certainly see extremely pleasing results.

Take care to mould the dental trays extremely tightly to your teeth, apply two ten minute applications of whitening gel a day, and wait for a fortnight. The kit also throws in tooth-whitening toothpaste to help things along. You might not get a part in an upcoming Hollywood rom-com, but you’ll be smiling very happily (and confidently) after a fortnight.

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If previous unsuccessful laser whitening has left you a little underwhelmed about this technique, it may be time to reconsider. Shade lifting laser technology can vary widely but Hollywood Whitening guarantees that, with its advanced Xeon fibre optic blue/cyan light, you’ll walk away with noticeably whiter teeth.

The light is precisely the right wavelength (480 – 520 nanometres) to activate the whitening gel, which then powerfully oxidises tooth pigmentation through the dentine tubules. Passing through two specialised lenses which are coated with over 30 layers, the light reaches your teeth with infra-red and ultra-violet waves safely filtered away to ensure low temperature treatment.

A one-off treatment costing £99 and lasting under an hour will, the company insists, deliver an instant lightening effect – up to 14 shades lighter, in fact. With a visit to hollywoodwhitening.co.uk, you can release your inner Hollywood star – without fretting over a Hollywood price tag.

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If years of drinking tea, coffee and red wine have taken their toll on your ivories, you may not have to spend a fortune on expensive teeth whitening treatment at your dental surgery.  Whilst many commercial products don’t have the necessary concentration of whitening agent in them to make a noticeable difference, Enlighten – a world leader in over the counter whitening treatments – has developed product containing a hefty 16% of the bleaching substance, carbamide peroxide.

The ‘Smile-X Evolution Ice 16% Home Kit’ contains two 5ml syringes of low sensitivity whitening gel, desensitizer swabs for every dose applied, and dental trays. Evolution’s trays are exceptionally well sealed, preventing saliva contamination of the gel and keeping the active ingredient working for longer. So, if you’ve developed the habit of grimacing oddly to hide as much enamel as you can every time someone makes you smile, it may be time to invest in an Evolution X Home Kit. Don’t gurn, grin.

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It’s a sad fact of life that beyond the first bloom of youth, tooth colour gradually begins to yellow. If you’ve got to the point where you’re trying not to smile in case someone spots your decidedly non-Hollywood ivories, you might want to consider teeth whitening as a solution to your dental woes.

For those who wince at the prospect of stinging dental fees (still the safest method, however), a more economical approach is to select a really good ‘over-the counter’ treatment and give it a go. The Dentech 35% Home Laser Teeth Whitening Kit was developed by a California dental lab and, as its name suggests, uses a 35% solution of the whitening agent carbamide peroxide.

The rapid lightening is achieved buy the use of laser light technology and you can stop when you’ve reached the shade your happy with. Used daily over two weeks, this product does seem to produce good result.

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The most responsible advice to anyone considering teeth whitening is to consult a dental surgeon. It isn’t available for free, though, so teeth-whitening can rack up some considerable expenses.

If you want to give DIY methods a chance, you might do well to try America’s premier teeth whitening kit, “Dr George’s Dental White.” It comes with detailed instructions, 120 ml of the teeth-whitening agent, carbamide peroxide gel (enough for 200 applications), an application syringe and two dental trays which you can fashion to fit your teeth precisely. Retailing in the UK at around £22.75, it’ll save you hundreds compared to dental treatment.

And if you want to speed the process up, you can also get a special laser whitening kit for only £7.99. You can get up to 11 shades lighter in a fortnight. But read the instructions carefully – dentures and crowns won’t lighten, so don’t risk ending up with gaudily multi-coloured gnashers instead of the even dazzle you’re seeking.

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