Teeth Whitening
Fort Worth TX

The fastest and most effective way to whiten teeth is the 1-hour, in-office bleaching procedure Dr. Loftin offers at her Fort Worth practice. Depending on the sensitivity level of your teeth, we can provide one, two, or three rounds of professional teeth bleaching during a visit. As the patient, you get to decide how many rounds of the treatment make sense for you.

If tooth sensitivity isn’t an issue for you, three rounds of professional teeth whitening Fort Worth TX could be a great option. On the other hand, if you do have some tooth sensitivity issues, you could start out with one round of bleaching and decide whether or not to proceed afterward.

Following the in-office procedure, your teeth will continue to become whiter over the next 24 hours. Some patients do experience discomfort following teeth whitening procedures due to the intensity of the bleach. Patient comfort is a high priority for Dr. Loftin, so she is happy to prescribe pain medication when you need it. You can request to receive sedation with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and pain medication to make you comfortable during the whitening treatment and take a prescription home afterward if needed.

While the in-office bleaching treatment is the most expensive option, it delivers results right away and lasts longer than other types of teeth whitening Fort Worth Texas. Ask us to show you a gallery of before and after whitening photos, you’ll be amazed by the results.

Our Fort Worth dentist office can take molds of your teeth and provide custom whitening trays and tubes of whitening gel for you. We also offer different levels of bleach gel intensity for this at-home treatment, so if you suffer from tooth sensitivity, you do have options.

For most patients who choose at-home teeth whitening, Fort Worth Dr. Loftin recommends wearing the trays 30-45 minutes every day for two weeks. Patients who want white teeth faster can also request a higher intensity bleach gel and insert the bleach trays for 15 minutes per day, for approximately 7 days.

At-home bleach trays work well for patients who want to handle teeth whitening themselves, as well as those who prefer a more economical solution. You only need to purchase the custom bleach trays once, then buy replacement tubes of bleaching gel as needed.

Patients who use this option typically find they can keep teeth white by performing the in-home teeth bleaching process once a year. Each round of treatment requires two to four tubes of bleach gel on average.

Many of our patients achieve great short-term results with over-the-counter teeth whitening products, like Crest Whitestrips. The cost for whitening strips varies depending on the intensity of bleach and the type of whitening system offered.

When you’re weighing teeth whitening options, it’s important to know that manufacturers of OTC whitening products aren’t allowed to use the high concentrations of bleach available with professional teeth whitening Fort Worth. Consequently, you will need to use OTC whitening treatments more often if you want to keep your teeth white.

If the cost of whitening treatments is a top concern for you, you may be better off over the long term to invest in custom bleach trays and professional bleach whitening gel. Again, you only pay for the bleaching trays once and replacement bleach gel is relatively inexpensive.