Frequently Asked Questions.

It can, although this varies quite a lot from person to person. Some people feel absolutely nothing, whilst others may experience a few short bursts of sensitivity during or after treatment.

If you already have sensitive teeth, that doesn’t automatically mean you can’t whiten them. Just let your practitioner know before your session so they can take this into account.

We also offer desensitising gel as an add-on if sensitivity is something you’re particularly worried about.

Teeth whitening works by using a whitening gel to break down staining within the tooth, rather than simply polishing stains off the surface.

Things like tea, coffee, smoking, red wine and soft drinks can gradually darken your teeth over time. Whitening helps lift this discolouration and bring the teeth back to a much brighter shade.

This is probably one of the biggest concerns people have, and understandably so.

When carried out correctly on suitable teeth by a registered dental professional, teeth whitening is considered a safe treatment. This is also why we check that you’re suitable beforehand.

If you have untreated cavities, gum disease or another issue which makes whitening unsuitable, we’d rather tell you to wait than risk causing problems with your teeth.

Temporary sensitivity or gum irritation can occasionally happen, but this normally settles after treatment.

There isn’t really one answer, because everybody’s lifestyle is different.

If you drink a lot of coffee, tea or red wine, or if you smoke, your teeth are naturally going to pick up staining again faster than somebody who doesn’t. Good oral hygiene and following your aftercare properly will also help you keep your results for longer.

Your teeth won’t suddenly go back to their original shade. They’ll gradually pick up staining again over time, and that’s normally when people come back for a top-up.

Everybody’s teeth have a different natural starting shade, so we can’t promise that every person will finish on exactly the same colour.

What we can guarantee is a minimum improvement of 4 shades, subject to the terms of our guarantee. Your practitioner will take before and after shade measurements so you can properly see how much your teeth have changed.

Some people move considerably more than 4 shades, but it depends on your natural tooth colour, the amount of staining you have and how your teeth respond to whitening.

Whitening only changes the colour of your natural teeth. Crowns, veneers, fillings, implants and composite bonding will stay the same shade.

That doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t have whitening if you have any of these, but it’s worth speaking to us first, particularly if they’re on your front teeth. Your natural teeth may become lighter whilst your existing dental work stays exactly the same colour.

For the first 48 hours, we recommend being a little more careful with anything heavily coloured or likely to stain.

That means things like tea, coffee, red wine, curries, dark sauces and fizzy drinks are best avoided during this period.

An easy rule to remember is this: if you’d be worried about spilling it on a white T-shirt, it’s probably better to avoid it for those first couple of days too.

Yes. In fact, smoking stains are one of the common reasons people come to us for whitening.

If you’re a regular smoker and the staining is quite heavy, we’d normally point you towards the 90-minute treatment rather than the 60-minute option.

Just bear in mind that if you continue smoking afterwards, staining is likely to build up again faster, so you may need top-ups more regularly to maintain the same shade.