Paint-On teeth whitening is process in which whitening agent is painted on the teeth and left until it dries. When it does, since it's at teeth surface, it will start slowly removing stains and overall whiten your teeth. There are variations between paint-on teeth whiteners so before you use any make sure you have read the instructions. Some use carbamide peroxide, some hydrogen peroxide... Some are left overnight while others with higher % of whitening agent used for 30-minutes treatment. Whichever you use, after treatment is done you have to brush your teeth with regular toothpaste to remove whitening product.

Paint-On Teeth Whitening Advantages
First of all, paint-on whitening solutions are very cheap, cheapest of all whitening methods. Second, you can do it whenever you want, for as many times you want. You don't need to go to dentist office, everything can be done in privacy and comfort of your home.

Paint-On Teeth Whitening Disadvantages
The main disadvantage of paint-on teeth whitening method is that it's not effective as other ones. Actually it's very hard to use it if you want to whiten all teeth, not just front ones that are easy accessible. Also whitening agents used in paint-on are generally weaker then ones used with strips or trays. It's the same carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide used in other methods but of lower %. That's why paint-on teeth whitening is mostly used for maintenance after the treatment.

Visit this page for list of possible teeth whitening side effects, all whitening methods have the same side effects.




Read The Rest of Our Teeth Whitening Guide:

Teeth Whitening - Starting page with basic info and interesting surveys facts about whitening.
What Causes Yellow Teeth - List of factors that cause teeth to become yellow over time.
Teeth Stains - Page with basic info about teeth stains.
Before Teeth Whitening - List of steps you should take before start of teeth whitening treatment.
Teeth Whitening Side Effects - List of side effects and irritations teeth whitening can cause.
Teeth Whitening Toothpaste - Text about teeth whitening toothpaste and usage guide.
Teeth Whitening Gel - Info about teeth whitening gel and it's advantages/disadvantages.
Paint-On Teeth Whitening - Info about paint-on (also called brush-on) teeth whitening.
Teeth Whitening Strips - Text about thin and transparent whitening strips.
Teeth Whitening Trays - What are teeth whitening trays, how are they used and more...
Teeth Whitening Kits - Page about regular and custom at-home teeth whitening kits.
Laser Teeth Whitening - The most effective but most expensive teeth whitening method.
Teeth Whitening Terms Glossary - List of the most used teeth whitening terms.
Keeping Teeth White - What can you do to keep your teeth white after the treatment.

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