Teeth Whitening in Glasgow: Teeth Whitening, Done Safely

A professional gel containing peroxide soaks into the enamel and breaks down the stains that darken teeth, lightening them from within. At St Vincent Smile we scan your teeth to make custom trays and prescribe the gel, and you wear the trays at home for a short time each day over two to three weeks, with dentist checks along the way. Fillings, crowns and veneers don't whiten.

At St Vincent Smile in Finnieston, in Glasgow's West End. Dentist-led home whitening with custom trays is £350 (£315 on a dental plan), and every Invisalign and composite bonding package includes it. UK law allows only dental professionals to provide whitening.

Yes, as long as a dentist prescribes and supervises it and the products are regulated. Temporary sensitivity is common and fades once you stop.

It's the law. In the UK, professional whitening products can't be used on anyone under 18 for cosmetic reasons, only to treat or prevent disease, and that applies to every dentist and every product.

Usually a year or more, sometimes a few years, depending on what you eat and drink, whether you smoke and how well you clean. Keep your trays and top up with more gel when you need to. Hygiene visits with Airflow polishing also remove surface stain.

Shop kits are limited to 0.1% hydrogen peroxide, so they mostly shift surface stain. A dentist can prescribe professional-strength gel up to the UK limit of 6%, worn in custom trays made from a scan, after checking your teeth and gums.