Anatomy of
Fast Whitening

Here’s a quick overview of what’s involved:

Diagnosis & Prescription
Your dentist will review your dental history, do an oral examination, and ask you a series of questions about your tooth whitening goals. A diagnosis and prescription will then be done.

Impression
Your dentist will take an impression of your upper and lower teeth. It is taken in a mouthpiece filled with putty, which your dentist will press onto your teeth. Taking the impression takes only a minute and is not at all uncomfortable.

Lab Work
Your impressions will be transformed into a stone impression of your arches. Custom mouthpieces called trays will then be made from the stone. The tray is made of a thin, clear rubbery substance. It is formed over your teeth and trimmed below the gum line to stay off your gums.

Recall
At the end of your dental office visit or on your next dental office visit, you are given the trays, a tray case, a tote bag, instructions, and a couple of applicators containing the carbamide peroxide gel. The hygienist/dental assistant will demonstrate how to properly fill the tray and avoid overfilling. Less is best.

Treatments
Your whitening treatments will be twice a day for just 20-30 minutes each. So short that you can merge it with your daily bathroom routines. In 7 to 10 days, you’ll have a very happy and very white smile.

Choice
Whiten the upper arch first for 7 to 10 days. See the whitening occur via the contrast against the lower teeth. Then whiten the lower teeth for 7 to 10 days. Or . . . whiten both upper and lower teeth at once in only 7 to 10 days. It’s your choice! Your teeth will whiten the same either way.

How does it work?
The active ingredient is carbamide peroxide which is hydrogen peroxide bonded with urea and made into a clear gel that is designed to stay on the teeth and be quickly absorbed. The carbamide peroxide converts to oxygen and flushes the stains from the teeth. A majority of the active ingredient is expended within the first hour. However, the stent is removed after 30 minutes to allow the teeth to naturally rehydrate and avoid possible sensitivity. High concentration 30% Fast Whitening allows the maximum whitening to be done while the tray is in the mouth and then is removed quickly to avoid sensitivity. Tens of thousands of patients have been whitened with 30%. The FDA allows only dentists to dispense this high-concentration gel.

The fact that you're reading this means your dentist cares enough about your time to offer Life-Like At-Home 30% Fast Whitening. It is a demonstration of respect for your time . . . because nothing is faster and nothing requires less time and effort on your part (usually in your bathroom routine).

Wearing a whitening tray is easy and not uncomfortable. However, it’s not something one aspires to lounge away the hours doing. Having to wear a tray for hours day after day isn’t fun. The longer you have to wear it, the easier it is to skip it and stray into whitening failure, wasted time and money!

Your dentist uses Life-Like At-Home 30% Fast Whitening. The treatments are only 20-30 minutes each, twice a day for just 7 to 10 days. The short treatments mean that you can do it while in the shower or during other daily routines. Nothing is shorter; nothing is easier. Other whitening products can take upward to a month to complete. Some dentists still offer lesser products, just from habit.

Whitening time has evolved over its short history. It started out slow. Whitening using carbamide peroxide was first discovered back in the ’80s. Treatments using 10% carbamide peroxide in a tray (mouthpiece) were used to treat gum disease when it was noted that it whitened teeth. Gradually, Life-Like introduced dentistry to higher concentrations to hasten the treatment times - first 15%, then 20%, and within the last few years 30% Fast Whitening.

The higher the concentration, the shorter the treatments and the lower the total number of days to whiten. Your dentist knows this and has made the decision to respect your time. Ask your dentist today about Fast Whitening . . . because time matters.