Teeth Whitening in Greenwich: Safe Teeth Whitening

A peroxide gel of professional strength penetrates the enamel and breaks up the stains that make teeth look darker, lightening them from the inside. For Boutique home whitening we scan your teeth for custom trays and prescribe the gel, which you wear for a short spell daily across two to three weeks while we keep an eye on progress. Enlighten adds an in-practice session and guarantees a B1 shade. Crowns, veneers and fillings won't change colour.

At Peninsula Dentists on Greenwich Peninsula, an Enlighten Centre of Excellence. Boutique home whitening, using trays made for your teeth, costs £350 (£315 for dental plan members), and Enlighten, with a guaranteed B1 shade, is £650. Whitening comes with every Invisalign and composite bonding package. UK law allows only dental professionals to provide it.

Yes, provided a dentist prescribes and oversees it with regulated products. Short-lived sensitivity is common and fades once you finish.

Under UK law, professional whitening products can't be used on under-18s unless it's to treat or prevent disease. The rule covers every practice and every product, so cosmetic whitening has to wait until 18, when we're happy to look at it again.

Typically a year or longer, sometimes several years, depending on your diet, what you drink and whether you smoke. Hold on to your trays and use top-up gel when needed. An Airflow polish at your hygiene visit also clears surface staining.

Kits sold in shops are limited to 0.1% hydrogen peroxide, so they mostly shift surface stain. A dentist can prescribe gel of up to 6%, the UK maximum, in trays made to fit from a scan, and checks your teeth and gums before you start.