Teeth Whitening in London
We are experts in creating brighter, whiter smiles
Teeth whitening in London is one of the quickest and easiest treatments to improve your smile and your self-esteem. It’s one of our most popular and cost-effective treatments our London dental practice.
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Whiten your teeth with confidence with an Enlighten Smiles treatment.
1000+ Cases Treated
Our team have whitened over 1000 smiles with Enlighten Teeth Whitening in London.
25 Years Experience
Over 25 years dental experience treating smiles across the City of London.
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For patients who want a quick and effective cosmetic smile improvement, teeth whitening in London treatment brings a dazzling, youthful brightness back to your teeth. Though discolouration does not make your teeth unhealthy, it can make some patients feel a bit self-conscious.
Less-than-bright teeth are a natural sign of time passing. Teeth change colour for many different reasons:
- Their shade can be altered by intense colour pigments in certain food and drink.
- They may be stained from chemicals in tobacco products.
- With age, the enamel on teeth gets thinner and starts to show more of the yellowish dentin layer underneath.
- Trauma may cause the tooth to lay down more dentin as a response to an injury
Teeth whitening products contain tooth-safe bleaching agents that break up the stains, making your teeth brighter. At-home bleaching kits, like the ones we offer at Bishopsgate Dental Centre, come with bespoke teeth whitening trays designed to fit your mouth perfectly. Patients add the bleaching solution to the tray and position the trays in their mouth for a predetermined amount of time. Depending on the product, your teeth will be noticeably lighter in a few days to a few weeks.
Home Teeth Whitening from £400
Multi-Award-Winning Teeth Whitening in London
We have been recognised for our excellent team and practice at prestigious events across the city of London.
Why Choose Bishopsgate for Teeth Whitening in London?
Our multi-award-winning dental practice always works hard for our patients to deliver exceptional results. Patient safety is paramount, and our highly-skilled team members will be sure to educate you on what to expect, so you can make a confident decision regarding your dental care.
Our teeth whitening treatment in London starts with a FREE, no-obligation consultation. We offer fantastic results using two popular whitening systems, Enlighten and Boutique. Part of the consultation will be to determine which system will deliver the best whitening results for your teeth.
No matter which teeth whitening system you use, our at-home kits offer you the convenience of whitening your teeth in the comfort of your own home.
Teeth Whitening Results
Now you can keep your teeth white even longer by using both teeth whitening systems! By keeping your trays safe and using the home gel, you can top up your whitening treatment every now and then.
We recommend you wear your trays one night every two or three months to keep your teeth at their optimum whitening level. For added benefit, you can also use Tooth Serum to help maintain the colour and protect your teeth. Both the home gel and Tooth Serum are available for purchase from your dentist.
Dr Alexandra Day, Our Teeth Whitening Expert
Alexandra graduated from The University of Sheffield with an honour’s degree in dental surgery and multiple awards. She has since pursued a career focused on advanced facial rejuvenation and cosmetic dentistry. Alexandra is a member of the Aesthetic Complications Group ensuring safe practice in aesthetic medicine.
Alexandra was one of the youngest clinicians ever to complete all advanced level training in the field of facial rejuvenation including dermal fillers, wrinkle reduction, and non-surgical face lifts using PDO threads. Alexandra is a hugely passionate clinician and invests a lot of time bonding with her patients, educating and guiding them to look and feel their very best.
It is very important to Alexandra that her patients feel comfortable and relaxed and enjoy their visits to Bishopsgate Dental Care. Alexandra has spent much of her time with our most nervous patients. She offers an advanced array of treatments from minimally-invasive dentistry including teeth whitening, orthodontic tooth alignment, and artistic tooth bonding to veneers, crowns, and full smile makeovers. Through these treatments, Alexandra helps patients to achieve happiness and confidence with a beautiful smile.
Enlighten Whitening
Enlighten teeth whitening treatment is the only system in the world that will whiten up to 16 shades easily and safely and will give you a dramatic look.
The system uses state-of-the-art materials — a combination of 10 percent and 16 percent carbamide peroxide — which are safe for the gums. Other major professional whitening systems are much higher concentration gels and therefore need to place a barrier on your gums and lips to protect them from being burnt.
Dentists love this system because it delivers a great result whilst being safer and easier to use.
To get the absolute best out of the system there is some effort required on your side.
You will need to have some impressions taken by your Enlighten accredited dentist here at Bishopsgate Dental Care. These impressions will be sent to our state-of-the-art laboratory, who will then make high quality sealed bleaching trays for you.
This usually takes about two weeks. During this time, you will use our amazing toothpaste, called Tooth Serum, twice a day instead of your regular toothpaste.
2 weeks later you will return to pick up your teeth whitening gels so you can Start your at-home treatment with the night gels for 14 nights. The 3rd week you will finish off using the day gel. Just an hour of daily wear seals in the whiteness to complete your treatment in the final week.
Boutique Teeth Whitening
Boutique is a high-quality tooth whitening product that we use for day wear. Just like with the Enlighten system, we will make a well-fitted whitening tray just for you. Included in the whitening kit, we provide you with four syringes of 6 percent hydrogen peroxide whitening gel. This fast-acting, whitening formula offers great results with just 90 minutes of daily use.
This whitening system comes in different strengths, including a milder solution for those with sensitive teeth. Dr Gina Vega, our principal dentist, will discuss your options with you, and determine a bleaching strength that will be most appropriate for achieving the shade you desire.
Boutique provides safe and effective whitening results that impress our patients time and time again.
What is the Difference Between Hydrogen Peroxide and Carbamide Peroxide?
Teeth whitening is the result of peroxide breaking up large pigment molecules into smaller, less visible molecules. Essentially, large stains become small molecules that the body absorbs.
Carbamide peroxide is hydrogen peroxide compounded with urea, which helps give it a longer, more predictable shelf life. Hydrogen peroxide breaks down rapidly on its own.
Over-the-counter products that do not require involvement of a dental professional are often ineffective, as the concentration of hydrogen peroxide is too low to make much difference.
What Our Patients Say
“Wonderful experience with Gina, Jennifer and the team there!! I originally made an appointment here as they are one of the few places I could find that gave a free consultation as at that point I was just looking for advice.
I ended up doing a great Invisalign treatment followed by teeth whitening. I now love every photo I see of my teeth when before all I could think about was if they looked crooked. The team were also able to accommodate City hour’s which really helped.
Definitely recommend!!”
Booking an Appointment is Easy at Bishopsgate
We are known for providing our London patients with premium dental care, personalised appointments, and some of the area’s finest dental practitioners. We open our doors at 8am every weekday, and close for the day at 5pm or later. You can book online or call our friendly team on 0207 377 6762.
We look forward to providing you with an impeccable dental experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Two major points to consider; 1. Safety 2. Effectiveness
Safety – As already mentioned illegal tooth whitening is still rife and combinations of ill fitting, leaking whitening trays and formulations containing dangerous acids and abrasive particles pose a serious risk.
The legal limit of Hydrogen Peroxide (the agent used for tooth whitening) that dentists can prescribe in the UK is 6%. Regulations in the UK limit the amount of Hydrogen Peroxide to maximum 0.1% for any off the shelf system. This is 6000 times weaker than the professional whitening and has very little to no impact on improving the long term whiteness of the teeth. Beware of the “whitening toothpastes” many of these are abrasive and may remove some surface stains but will also rub away enamel over time.
Effectiveness – A lot of social media influencers who pose on the Internet using various whitening strips, paint and UV lights. Unfortunately the reality of these systems are that all they do is dehydrate the teeth so that very temporarily (48 hours maximum) they will look slightly whiter. There is a big question mark over many of their safety and long term damage to the teeth and gums.
The most important thing to establish with your dentist is “Why are your teeth sensitive?”.
For many patients the sensitivity can be managed before considering teeth whitening.
Teeth whitening can cause some mild and temporary sensitivity but your experienced clinician at Chelsea and Fulham dentist will be able to guide you through a routine and system that allows even people with sensitive teeth to obtain a whiter smile. Just because you have sensitive teeth does not mean you cannot whiten your teeth.
NO! There is no evidence to show that any of these products whiten your teeth.
Bicarbonate soda is a versatile ingredient and has endless uses from kitchen cleaning and cooking to removing stubborn carpet stains and neutralising odours. Teeth-wise however, it may do a fabulous job in lifting the red wine or coffee stains from the tooth surface, as will charcoal toothpaste, but they are abrasive so they can wear your teeth – I hope you haven’t already forgotten the point that tooth tissue will never grow back once it wears away.
No they will not. Because you are whitening your teeth gradually night by night at home, when you get to a shade you are happy with you can stop – you have control. Your dentist will discuss with you what results you are trying to achieve but for most people we are trying to match the shade of your teeth to the shade of the whites of your eyes.