| The battle lines are drawn in the world of | | | | kits cannot contain the same concentration of the |
| dentistry. On one side there are the dentists, | | | | active whitening agent as the dental profession |
| sharpening their dental scrapers and prepping their | | | | can use, so in this respect the dentists have won |
| laughing gas and on the other are the dental | | | | a battle. The teeth whitening kit cost one eight of |
| hygiene companies who have recently moved into | | | | what a dentist whitening treatment will cost you |
| the affray. The battle lines are drawn over one | | | | so the kits have it on price. |
| issue, home teeth whitening sets and both sides | | | | Surely the point has to be made that with the |
| are adamant that the other are wrong. The battle | | | | introduction of Botox and chin tucks as an optional |
| has produced a couple of low blows already and it | | | | extra with your fillings, the dentists are being |
| is only set to escalate. | | | | blatantly hypocritical. They might have general |
| Teeth whitening is still the biggest money spinner | | | | medical training however so have the |
| to many dental practitioners across the UK so it | | | | professionals who have produced, tested and |
| was much to their dismay when teeth whitening | | | | approved the teeth whitening kits. Can dentists |
| sets began to appear on the local market. They | | | | provide the necessary aftercare and provisions |
| were so unhappy that a mysterious rumour | | | | for complications not uncommon when dealing |
| appeared stating that home teeth whitening sets | | | | with cosmetic surgery? |
| could cause cancer. This was disproved by a | | | | Is that any safer than giving a home whitening kit |
| study rather briskly however the dentists believe | | | | to a relatively competent individual with simple |
| that the procedure should be left to medical | | | | instructions of use? Millions of people each year |
| professionals. | | | | use teeth whitening kits so the answer is the |
| This has not stopped dentists moving into the | | | | consumer do not think so and with the dentists |
| cosmetic surgery market, despite the fact they | | | | claiming annual salaries in the hundreds of |
| have not been trained in the procedures and | | | | thousands of pounds annually, no one has brought |
| there is currently no self-regulation of dentists | | | | out the violin for them just yet. |
| performing procedures they have not had training | | | | The truth is that the results from the dental |
| for. They are adamant however that teeth | | | | treatment will get you results faster but will cost |
| whitening should remain exclusively within the | | | | 150-200GBP per session hence could end up |
| realms of dental practice, the fact that they | | | | costing something in region of 800-1000GBP, |
| charge anything from around 150-200 GBP of | | | | breast augmentation not included. The teeth |
| course has no influence on their moral standpoint. | | | | whitening kits will take longer and cost 25GBP per |
| Teeth whitening sets can be purchased from | | | | kit with refills costing a fraction of that. The teeth |
| chemists and online and it is advised that if you | | | | whitening kits are perfectly safe albeit the same |
| have any specific dental problems you do consult | | | | results might not be achieved. |
| your dentist before using them. Teeth whitening | | | | |