Introducing ‘Boutique Whitening’
A Brighter Smile with Boutique Whitening
There’s something quietly transformative about catching your reflection and loving what you see. A brighter, fresher smile can change how you feel – not just about your teeth, but about yourself. At Stockwell Lodge, we’re proud to offer Boutique Whitening, a professional-grade system that helps our patients achieve the gentle, natural-looking results they’re hoping for.
Why Professional Whitening?
Teeth naturally darken over time. Everyday life leaves its mark – the morning coffee, the afternoon tea, the occasional glass of red wine, and simply the passing of years. While over-the-counter products promise much, they can’t offer the safety, personalisation, or effectiveness of a treatment prescribed and supervised by your dental team .
Boutique Whitening is only available through dental practices like ours. This matters because your safety and comfort come first. We begin by ensuring your teeth and gums are healthy enough for whitening, and we create a treatment plan tailored specifically to you.
The Journey, Step by Gentle Step
Step One: Your Consultation
Every journey begins with a conversation. You’ll meet with one of our team who will examine your teeth and gums, discuss what you’d like to achieve, and explain what’s realistic for your unique smile. We’ll talk through any existing restorations – crowns, fillings, or veneers – and how they may be affected, so there are no surprises later.
Step Two: Your Custom Trays
Unlike one-size-fits-all strips, Boutique Whitening uses custom-made trays crafted from precise impressions or intraoral scans of your teeth. These trays fit snugly and comfortably, ensuring the whitening gel is held exactly where it needs to be, and nowhere it doesn’t.
Step Three: Preparing Your Teeth
Before you begin whitening, we may provide you with a special remineralising toothpaste, such as Boutique Biomin. This gentle preparation helps strengthen your teeth and can reduce the likelihood of sensitivity before you even start.
Step Four: Your Whitening, Your Way
Boutique Whitening offers two gentle pathways, depending on your lifestyle and preference:
– Boutique by Day uses a 6% hydrogen peroxide gel designed to be worn for around 90 minutes each day. It’s a fast, convenient option that fits easily into a lunch break or evening routine.
– Boutique by Night lets the magic happen while you sleep. Using either a 10% or 16% carbamide peroxide solution, you simply wear your trays overnight and wake to gradually brighter teeth.
Your dentist will advise which option is best for you, based on your goals and your teeth’s natural sensitivity.
What Does It Feel Like?
Most patients find the process comfortable and straightforward. Some may experience temporary sensitivity during treatment, like a gentle awareness in the teeth that usually passes quickly. If this happens, we’re here with simple solutions, such as using sensitive toothpaste in your trays on alternate nights or reducing wear time slightly . We’ll guide you through it, so you never feel alone in the process.
The Results Unfold Gently
Whitening isn’t instant and that’s a good thing. The changes happen gradually, naturally, over two to three weeks. Many patients notice a difference within the first few days, with the full, beautiful result emerging as treatment continues.
It’s important to remember that whitening lightens your natural teeth only. Existing crowns, fillings, or veneers won’t change colour, so we’ll discuss this with you beforehand and help you plan accordingly if needed.
Keeping Your Smile Bright
Once you’ve achieved your desired shade, your new smile isn’t “finished” – it’s simply entered a new phase. Results can last from several months to a couple of years, depending on your habits and how well you maintain them. Occasional top-up treatments help keep your smile looking its best, and we’re here to support you with that too.
Avoiding heavily staining foods and drinks immediately after treatment, maintaining good oral hygiene, and seeing your hygienist regularly will all help your results last longer.
An Invitation
If you’ve been thinking about brightening your smile, we’d love to walk this journey with you. There’s no pressure, no rush – just a gentle conversation about what’s possible, and how we can help you feel a little more like yourself.
Your smile is worth caring for. We’re here to take that step with you.
If you’re considering whitening, call us to arrange a consultation on 01992 641414
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For more important info on Teeth Whitening, please visit www.bda.org/whitening.
Here are top seven tips on teeth whitening from the British Dental Association:
1. Whitening is safe
If carried out by a trained dental professional, whitening is perfectly safe.
Based on their knowledge of your oral health your dentist will discuss with you the options available, decide if tooth whitening is appropriate for you and develop an overall treatment plan that gives the desired result.
You’ll get to see on a chart what shade your teeth are before the treatment and what shade you’re likely to achieve.
At the end of the treatment the dentist will show you the actual result so you can understand how effective it was.
You will also see when you look in the mirror!
2. Only trained dental professionals can whiten teeth
It is illegal for anyone other than dentists or their teams to carry out teeth whitening.
Anyone else offering teeth whitening (e.g. beauticians, hairdressers, and salon staff) won’t have the right training and knowledge, could permanently damage your teeth and gums and can’t help you when something goes wrong.
3. The preferred option
Whitening won’t remove the surface of your teeth or change their shape.
It’s often a better option than alternatives, such as veneers, because it doesn’t involve permanently altering the tooth’s structure and is easy to look after.
4. Selecting the right option for you
Your dentist is trained to know what whitening products will be safe for your teeth and gums.
Products provided by non-dentists often do not have enough safety data and evidence to support their use; this can result in burned gums and/or blistered lips or even more serious consequences. Using products that are not appropriate for you will produce poor results.
5. How it works
A carefully-controlled concentration of bleach is applied to your teeth using specially-made trays that fit in your mouth.
Your dentist will be able to discuss with you the level of whitening you want and give you an idea of how many treatments you may need to achieve the shade you’re after.
Like hair and skin, teeth vary in colour. Some are yellower or darker than others, even when they are quite healthy.
Teeth tend to get darker as people get older.
Teeth sometimes become darker if their roots have been damaged or diseased and the ‘nerve’ has died.
6. What to expect
You may experience some sensitivity for a short time during your treatment but this is normal and will soon fade away after completion.
If you have any concerns after your treatment, do speak to your dentist.
7. Over the counter kits might not be safe
The products you can buy online or from high street shops often fail to declare the precise chemicals used so it’s very difficult to assess their safety.
Because of this they should not be considered safe. These products won’t produce the same good results you can expect by visiting your dentist.
Tooth colour can be lightened with Hydrogen Peroxide (bleach) and how strong the dose needs to be will be decided by your dentist.
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