Do you have embarrassing stains on the surfaces of your teeth? If so, then don’t resort to store-bought systems for minor and short-lived results. Talk to our team about professional teeth whitening! In today’s blog, your Astoria, NY, dentist talks about helping you obtain a brighter smile in 2026 with our take-home teeth whitening kit.
A Professional Approach to Teeth Whitening
While you can easily purchase store-bought whitening strips and toothpastes, these provide only minor results that could be reduced after only a few weeks. With a professional approach, we can provide more dramatic results that can last for months, so you obtain a smile that could potentially be eight shades brighter in as little as a week or two. To begin, you should visit our office so we can assess the severity of your discoloration and find out if you benefit from our take-home kit. If so, we will take images of your teeth with an intraoral camera and use them to create a custom set of plastic trays.
Wearing Your Trays and Gel
You will take these plastic trays home with you, along with several plastic syringes of our powerful bleaching gel. At home, you add gel to the trays and wear them for about an hour a day over a period of one to two weeks. The trays ensure the results are even across your smile and prevent the gel from being diluted by saliva. When the treatment process ends, you can hang on to the trays and any remaining bleaching gel should you need touch-ups in the months to come.
Masking Permanent Stains
What if you have teeth stains too severe for a tooth whitening treatment like our take-home kit? In these solutions, we may instead mask the stains with other cosmetic treatments. With dental bonding, we can use a composite resin to cover up stains and brighten the smile in only one visit. With porcelain veneers, we create a thin and custom restoration that we will attach to the front of the tooth, which masks stains and other cosmetic issues too. For some, these could provide a smile makeover and ensure dramatic results, filling in gaps between teeth, repairing damage, lengthening worn-down teeth, and even reshaping malformed teeth too.
If you have any questions about how we remove stains with our at-home teeth whitening kit, or about masking them and other cosmetic concerns with bonding or veneers, then please reach out to our team today to learn more. We want to help you smile with confidence again, and enjoy better oral health and bite function too.
Schedule Your Appointment for Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry can help you enjoy a brighter smile this year. To schedule your next appointment with our office, contact Jeffrey Leibowitz, DDS in Astoria, NY by calling 718-728-8320 today.
