Teeth whitening FAQs: sensitivity, safety and results

Sensitivity after a supervised visit at UpWhiten is uncommon, temporary, and gone within hours. The clinically reviewed guide how long does teeth whitening take walks through the session step by step.

PolarGuard™, the sensitivity protocol, runs before and after the gel in every session. GumGuard™, the gum barrier, is placed for you before the gel goes on. With Real-Time Comfort Monitoring™ we check on your comfort throughout the session, and sensitivity stops the session.

UpWhiten measures your tooth shade before and after whitening, and sells one package that runs until you reach your ideal shade. NanoChroma™ reads your starting shade before any gel is opened, and again at the end, so you see where you started and where you are.

Every session also includes GumGuard™, the gum barrier, PolarGuard™, the sensitivity protocol, and UltraWhite™, a professional-strength gel applied in timed rounds of about 20 minutes.

The package is the Ideal Shade Package: unlimited sessions until you reach your ideal shade or your genetic limit, at no extra cost. UpWhiten is a cosmetic teeth-whitening studio in Ottawa, not a dental clinic.

You can see other clients’ results before you book, and your own result is measured, not judged by eye. The success stories page shows results and reviews from UpWhiten clients.

At your visit, NanoChroma™ reads your shade before any gel is opened, and again at the end. Under the Ideal Shade Package, sessions continue at no extra cost until your readings reach your ideal shade or stop moving.

We read your shade with NanoChroma™ before any gel is opened, and set your ideal shade from that reading: balanced between white and natural, not blindingly white.

The same shade is read again at the end, so you see where you started and where you are. Sessions continue only until your readings reach your ideal shade or stop moving.

UltraWhite™, the professional-strength gel, is applied in timed rounds of about 20 minutes, with GumGuard™, the gum barrier, in place.

Keep seeing a dentist for dental care: UpWhiten is a cosmetic teeth-whitening studio, not a dental clinic, and whitening is what we do all day, every day. Ask a dentist about any dental problem before whitening.

What you can check for yourself is the measurement. NanoChroma™ reads your shade before any gel is opened, and again at the end, so your result is a reading, not an opinion.

Every session includes GumGuard™, the gum barrier, PolarGuard™, the sensitivity protocol, and UltraWhite™, a professional-strength gel.

The Ideal Shade Package gives you unlimited sessions until you reach your ideal shade or your genetic limit, at no extra cost.

Professional whitening costs more up front than a box of whitening strips, but with the Ideal Shade Package you are buying a shade, not sessions. The package covers unlimited sessions until you reach your ideal shade or your genetic limit, at no extra cost.

We do not print a price online. You hear the one number at a free Complimentary Shade Consultation, after NanoChroma™ has read your shade. Flexible payment plans are available.

Whitening results last, but they are not permanent: how long they hold depends on what you eat and drink and how you care for your teeth afterwards.

Staining food and drink, such as coffee, tea and red wine, shorten the life of a result. Good oral hygiene extends it. We give you aftercare advice, and touch-up treatments are available.

A visit takes about an hour, and you choose the appointment time when you book.

The Ideal Smile Method has three steps: take the one-minute eligibility quiz online, come in for your session, and enjoy your new smile. Sessions take place at the studio, 1915 Baseline Rd Suite 101, Ottawa, and you can watch a show or a movie while the gel works.