How long should bleaching trays be worn each day?
Your dentist will provide you with specific recommendations regarding the amount of time your bleaching trays should be worn each day. If your dentist gives you a range of times, in general the more hours you wear your bleaching trays the more rapidly you will notice results. The whitening process is simply one of cause and effect. One option usually given to patients is to wear their bleaching trays at night while they are sleeping. The advantages of this method are that both the total amount of whitener and the total number of individual bleaching episodes that are needed for treatment will be minimized. This is because each application of the whitener will be in the tray long enough to produce its maximum effect. This method can be especially beneficial in those cases where the tooth staining being treated is expected to be stubborn. Another common manner in which dentist’s instruct their patients to use their bleaching trays is to wear them during the day, however some may find tha
