i have yellow teeth and want teeth whitening

Q. I would love to have my teeth whitened but im fobbed off by my dentist that my teeth are fine and are naturally yellow which i absolutely loath and affect my self esteem (ive had yellow teeth since i was a child) by the fact i’ll never have white sparkle smile and everything cost so much money and im a single parent wiht 2 children and have been solely single for 8 years approaching 40yrs of age next month and although ive lost almost 3sts in weight i am still lacking confidence cos of my teeth….. is there any ways my teeth can be white without costing me an absolute fortune, ive tried home kit and not worked. my dentist in the past reckoned i will always have yellow teeth cos had it since a child and up to about 9 years ago i became more self conscious of it was cos a guy shattered my confidence by saying i would be far more attractive if my teeth were white - i dont think ive ever recovered from that! Needless to say im no longer speaking to him!

A.

Whtiening had different results from person to person depending on the structure of your teeth. No dentist will be able to tell you the result you will acheive. Did you get your home whitening kit from your dentist? If so then did you wear your whitening trays every day for 2 hours for 2 weeks? If this has not worked then i doubt any sort of teeth whitening will work for you. Did you take tetracycline as a child? If so then this stains your teeth while they are developing and would therefore be impossoble to get a perfect result with whitening.  
If you have not tried the home whitening trays from a dentist then this method is the least costly way to whiten you teeth (£395 at my Clinic). If you have already tried this but did not wear your trays for 2 hours for 7-14 consecutive days then i suggest that you buy some more whiteing gel from your dentist and try this method again (you trays will still be good to use and the whitening gel cost around £50 for a weeks worth).
If you have tried both of these above and/or have taken tetracycline as a child then then the next option is Veneers. Veneers are considerably more expensive than whitening (from £795 per tooth at my Clinic) and are a lot more invasive than teeth whitnening and need to be replaced every 10-15 years.

I’m sorry if this is not what you wanted ot hear but hopefully this information has been some help to you.

Kind regards
Dr Justin Glaister

Dr Justin Glaister
Umbrella
www.umbrellasmiles.com
Tel: 020 7612 9810
11 Harley Street
London W1G 9PF

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