{"id":318,"date":"2025-03-20T16:55:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:57:43","slug":"4-reasons-to-have-your-teeth-professionally-whitened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/20\/4-reasons-to-have-your-teeth-professionally-whitened\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons to Have Your Teeth Professionally Whitened"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is your smile looking dull or dingy? Are you tired of wasting time and money on over-the-counter whitening products that don\u2019t work? Professional whitening<\/a> from your dentist could be the solution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve been struggling to get your teeth looking healthy and bright again, stop throwing away your hard-earned cash on OTC kits that don\u2019t get results. Here are four important reasons why professional whitening is better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Less Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When your teeth look dirty or stained, the last thing you want to do is invest months of your time getting them whiter. The faster the results, the better. Those OTC kits you buy at your local discount store may claim to act fast but can sometimes take many months before you achieve your desired results. With professional whitening from your dentist, you can remove up to eight shades of discoloration in about an hour, or if you choose a take-home kit, in about two weeks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Less Sensitivity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tooth sensitivity is one of the chief complaints many patients have when whitening their teeth. With OTC products, you may think you have less of a chance of this happening since the ingredients used aren\u2019t as strong. But the truth is, because they\u2019re diluted you end up needing to use them longer than you would professional ingredients. This means that your teeth will have prolonged exposure to them, which equates to extended sensitivity. Thus, to lessen the severity and duration of this, professional whitening is best. Furthermore, because your dentist can customize your treatment to reduce or eliminate it entirely, you could have a beautiful smile with none of the sensitive side effects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No amount of time or financial savings matter if your treatment doesn\u2019t work. With professional whitening, you get better results than you do with OTC treatment. In fact, you can expect to remove up to eight shades of stains in just one treatment. Best of all, because you achieve your ideal shade sooner, you can get back to living your life and showing off that gorgeous smile faster, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Affordable Over Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finally, while professional whitening may be more expensive up-front than those OTC products, think of the overall value. With treatment from your dentist, you get faster and more noticeable results, meaning you\u2019ll likely only need one treatment. With white strips and OTC kits, you\u2019ll need to keep rebuying products for weeks or months to get the same results as professional treatment, and what started out affordable could really add up over time. Thus, going straight to the dentist for professional care could end up costing much less than OTC products!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, professional whitening is a faster, safer, more effective, and more affordable way to whiten your teeth. Don\u2019t waste time and money on another useless OTC product. Speak to your dentist about professional whitening today and get the gorgeous grin you deserve!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Dr. Lewis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Tonie C. Lewis<\/a> earned her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a minor in Chemistry with honors from the University of Southern Mississippi. At the Howard University College of Dentistry, she received the Community Dentistry Award and the Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Award. Today, she is a proud active member of American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and the perfect dentist to help you achieve a whiter, brighter smile!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To schedule a consultation for professional whitening at Allen Smile Design, please visit our website<\/a> or call us today at 972-954-9728.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is your smile looking dull or dingy? Are you tired of wasting time and money on over-the-counter whitening products that don\u2019t work? Professional whitening from your dentist could be the solution! If you\u2019ve been struggling to get your teeth looking healthy and bright again, stop throwing away your hard-earned cash on OTC kits that don\u2019t get results. Here are four important reasons why professional whitening is better! (Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320,"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions\/320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allensmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}