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For many people, professional teeth whitening is just simply out of their price range. For this reason, there are now plenty of affordable home DIY teeth whitening kits available on the market. These inexpensive alternatives are a great way to improve the colour of your smile, at a fraction of the professional cost.

Read on to find out more about the different types of home whitening, and what they can do for your confidence and your smile...

A quick and easy alternative

Although professional teeth whitening has continued to drop in price, this treatment option is still very expensive. But, if you just can't afford a trip to your dentist, it doesn't mean that you can't significantly improve the colour of your smile yourself.

There are now a wide variety of tooth whitening kits that are available to buy on-line or at your local pharmacy. These kits are usually very quick and easy to use, and can help you to improve the colour of your teeth by any number of shades.

Most home whitening kits use a much milder bleaching agent, which makes them ideal for home use. But, this milder peroxide won't be able to match a professional bleaching, yet it won't be too far off. The only down side to home treatments is that they don't last as long as a dentists bleaching, and you might have to top up the whiteness of your smile from time to time. But, this should still come in a lot cheaper than a trip to your local dentist.

Whitening your smile with strips

Whitening strips are a very popular home bleaching choice, for the fact that they're so quick and easy to use. Different brands may vary, but with this kind of treatment you simply attach the strips to your teeth and leave for the recommended amount of time.

When you're using this home option make sure that all of your teeth have contact with the strip, and that your strips are long enough to cover your whole smile. This will help ensure that all of your teeth are equally whitened and you won't be left with any patches or an uneven bleaching.

You'll find that your whitening strips kit will have one strip for the top row of teeth, and another for the bottom. So, make sure you're attaching the right strip to the right row of teeth. You'll also need to ensure that you leave the strips on for the right amount of time.

If you take them off too soon, your teeth may not get the full effect of the bleaching agent. And, if you leave them on for too long, you may experience some discomfort and find that your teeth and gums become extra sensitive.

Bleaching your teeth with whitening trays

When it comes to whitening trays, these are just as easy to use as whitening strips. Again, your kit will come with two separate trays – one for your top teeth, and another for the bottom row. With most kits you'll be able to heat the trays and mould them to your teeth. This will improve the overall fit, and produce a much better bleached result.

With this technique you'll need to inject the bleaching agent or gel into the trays and then carefully place them into your mouth. Just like the strips, you'll need to ensure that the trays perfectly fit your teeth, and that every tooth comes into contact with the bleaching agent.

With this home whitening option, you may need to use the trays over and over to achieve a whiter smile, but make sure that you do not use them too often. Using them too frequently, and leaving the trays in for longer than recommended will increase your risk of tooth sensitivity and discomfort, and it can actually cause your teeth to become darker in colour over time.

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