Bleaching teeth to "get them whiter" has become one of the more popular procedures in the dental office today. In general, bleaching is a very safe and cost effective cosmetic treatment for many children. Usually, the best time to evaluate whether or not your child is a good candidate for bleaching is after completion of orthodontics, and all permanent teeth are present.

Here, at Manhattan Pediatric Dental Group, we have a special "arc light" that allows us to bleach your child's teeth in one visit to our office as well as take-home bleaching trays. The visit with the special “arc light” approximately 45 minutes. As this is a cosmetic procedure, the bleaching cannot guarantee you a specific result, but often times there is at least a 2 to 5-shade whiter color change. Bleaching can last for some years, depending on whether or not you consume acid containing foods or consume staining foods such as teas, colas and fruit juices. Bleaching will eventually fade, but still delays the eventual dark ending that happens to everyone. In those cases, it is relatively simple to periodically rebleach when needed.