 Hello everybody, my name is Andrea. Welcome to my channel, All Things Dental. So make sure to hit subscribe if you like to learn about dental stuff. In this video, I want to talk to you guys about the different types of teeth whitening, what works and what doesn't and why something works and why something doesn't, which is not something that a lot of people talk about and what I personally use. So I like to take out my handy-dandy little shade guide, okay. I whiten my teeth, okay, and I like looking nice. I like having white teeth. So if you're anything like me, listen up. Okay, so teeth whitening toothpaste, number one, they work to help to eliminate stains and keep stains off of the teeth, but they only work well if your teeth are white to begin with. So if you have used an at-home whitening kit, like the one that I use, or if you get your teeth professionally whitened by a dental professional or a teeth whitening technician, then teeth whitening toothpaste can help to keep the teeth white if they're already white. But be careful because teeth whitening toothpaste are on the coarse side, meaning they can make some people's teeth sensitive because it's coarse stuff that you're basically brushing with, but that's what helps to keep staying away. So teeth whitening toothpaste are not for everybody. If you find your teeth are sensitive or getting more sensitive, do not use a teeth whitening toothpaste. Number two, at-home teeth whitening kits. The secret is they work, but only certain kits work. If you buy a basic kit from Amazon, any store, they're probably not going to work because you need to look for very key ingredients, certain hydrogen peroxides and certain carbamide peroxides. You need both of them to work, but only certain peroxides are allowed to be sold over the counter. Amazon sells anything, but are they FDA approved? No. So you're basically getting a syringe, you don't know what's in there, there's no labels, you don't want to use that. The kit that I like to use you guys, which I can link for you guys down below, I did do a full video on it. Feel free to have a look. I can link that video too for you down below. I love this kit because it comes with a pre-treatment spray, peroxide pens, a tray that has a light and a charger. So in your at-home kit, you want to look for a tray with a light and a charger. Trays with batteries, they just suck. Don't use them. They don't work. They're not strong enough. They last maybe a day and then you have to buy batteries. But you also want to look for one with a pre-treatment spray or paste with it. Brushing with toothpaste before you whiten the teeth is not a good idea because toothpaste protects the teeth. So the peroxides can't penetrate properly. I talk more about the right at-home teeth whitening kit in that video that I had mentioned, which I will link for you guys down below in the description. It's a full 10 minute video, so I'm not going to go into that too much here. But number three, I've been doing this. I'm just going to continue. Okay. Number three is getting your teeth professionally whitened. That is a great idea. If let's say your shade is here and you want to be here, you cannot get that done with an at-home kit unless you whiten the teeth every day for one hour for two months. Okay. No, people just don't do that. They whiten the teeth for 20 minutes every day for three days, and then they wonder why their teeth aren't white enough if you're like this. Sorry, if you're like this and want to go here. So professional whitening works for major results fast. I whiten patients teeth for 60 minutes, depending on what their shade is. If your shade is here, you could easily go to here in 60 minutes. You cannot achieve that with an at-home kit. If your teeth are professionally whitened, it's going to cost more, but you get really good results really fast. If cost, if you're not sure, then purchase an at-home teeth whitening kit. It's going to take longer, but it does work. After you have the teeth whitened, I talked about the toothpaste at the beginning. I do suggest getting a whitening toothpaste to keep those teeth white. Like hair color. Okay. Okay, I feel like my hair is not the best today, but like hair color. Why would you spend $300 getting highlights, a new cut, a new color, and then use a shampoo and conditioner from herbal essences? I'm sorry, it's not as good. You want to spend the money for a good shampoo, a good conditioner to keep your hair looking amazing. You don't have to get it colored and spend as much as often. Same with your teeth. You can spend $200 for a teeth whitening treatment with a dental professional or a teeth whitening technician. And then if you use a Walmart toothpaste, no companies mentioned here, your teeth won't stay white for that long. They will, but it's just so much better to use a teeth whitening toothpaste to keep new stains from penetrating and your teeth look whiter, longer, saving you money. So I hope this helps you guys, the different teeth whitening methods. I personally do this. So I get my teeth professionally whitened probably twice a year, and then I use a teeth whitening toothpaste. I can link down below for you guys, the couple that I like to use. I have one by Oral Science that I like to use, and then I like to use the one AP24. If you haven't heard of that, it is amazing. A lot of people knock AP24, they don't like it because it is sold by MLMs, but I'm sorry, the toothpaste works, whatever. So I can link those for you down below. I use a whitening toothpaste, but this is also the kit that I use once a month for like 45 minutes just to really keep my teeth white and boost those results. I will link this for you to down below with the coupon code so you can save money. Guys, comment below. Let me know if you liked this video and have you tried teeth whitening products. I want to know. Click like, that would be super awesome. New videos are coming every Monday and Thursday, so stay tuned. Is there a video you want me to talk about? Anything dental, any dental topic? I will talk about it. Comment below, and that could be a video coming up this month. Thank you guys. Have a great day and talk to you very soon.