The price of a decent teeth whitening treatment depends upon several factors, not the least of which is who you ask. In analyzing this question you have to begin by looking at professional teeth whitening as one category of the available options and examine what the costs are from a number of different dentists as well as what treatment technology they use.
A separate category for the process is at home teeth whitening. There are dozens of kits that are sold over the counter for self-treatment. Do-it-yourself teeth whitening kits utilize a consumer version of almost every tool that is available to a dentist, but often in differing intensity. The types of lights that are used in a professional teeth-whitening process are more intense than the home versions, as is the level of bleach blended into the material applied to the teeth.
With the thought in mind that there are two viable options for teeth whitening, we can look at the range of costs attached to each treatment mode and the variations within it. The cost for a BriteSmile teeth whitening treatment can range from three to five hundred dollars, according to a consumer review blog. BriteSmile is a procedure that is performed by a dentist and that requires only one treatment an hour in length. The average cost for teeth whitening among dentists nationally is between $500 and $650, according to a collection of commercial dental web sites.
The issue with dentist office treatment is the treatment option the dentist is using. It may be a slow bleaching process that requires several visits; no doubt an effective method but also one that will drive the cost up substantially. A laser teeth whitening treatment that only requires one visit will usually cost over $1,000.
Home remedies can range from $20 to $100, and as with most products you get what you pay for. Crest and Listerine both market strips that you can put over your teeth for bleaching purposes. There are other kits that use one-size-fits-all trays that contain gel, which are mounted over your teach. The home remedies do not contain the amount of bleach that is used in the dentist’s chair, and a common complaint about home kits that require multiple uses is that they don’t include enough gel.