Most people don’t wake up one day and decide their teeth are too yellow. It happens slowly, until a photo or a mirror catches you off guard.
Cedar Smiles Dental provides professional teeth whitening for patients from Princeton and across Central New Jersey at our Somerset, NJ office.
A 2025 review of tooth-whitening agents in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences found that peroxide-based formulas remain the most effective at whitening from within the tooth. Charcoal-based products showed a real risk of abrasion and enamel roughness.
In-Office Professional Whitening: Delivers the fastest visible change in one appointment. Custom Take-Home Trays: Built from digital scans of your teeth, worn daily for one to two weeks.
Whitening only works on natural enamel, so crowns, veneers, or bonding on visible teeth will stay exactly the shade they already are. Some staining sits below the surface in a way that resists whitening.
In-office whitening typically takes about one appointment to see noticeably brighter results. Take-home trays usually take one to two weeks of daily use to reach a similar shade.
Yes, when supervised by a dentist. We check your enamel and gum health beforehand and adjust concentration and timing to your specific mouth, which is safer than an unsupervised over-the-counter kit.
No, whitening only affects natural enamel. Existing crowns, veneers, or bonding will stay the same shade, which is worth discussing at your consultation if you have visible restorations.
Most patients see their results hold up for six months to a year before a touch-up starts to make sense, depending on diet and habits like coffee, tea, or wine consumption.
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