If you want to get a bright smile, you may be tempted to have a teeth whitening treatment. One of your criteria for selecting a treatment is the price of the service.

With so much on offer on the market, let us help you understand the prices.

1. Price of a dental bleaching in a beauty salon

If you decide to have teeth whitening done in a beauty salon, you will be accompanied by a beauty professional. He or she will give you advice before and after the treatment. You will be safe for a session that will last 20 minutes if you opt for an express treatment and one hour for a full treatment. You should know that the institutes are equipped with teeth whitening lamps which will allow you to obtain faster results than at home.

An express treatment of 20 minutes will cost you around 30 euros, while for a one-hour treatment, the average is around 79 euros. However, it is not uncommon for you to spend around 100 euros, especially in large cities, for a teeth whitening treatment in a beauty salon.

2. Price of a dental bleaching treatment at the dentist

If you trust your dentist to perform a tooth whitening treatment, prepare a large budget in advance.

For an “armchair” teeth whitening treatment that can be continued at home on an “outpatient” basis, prices vary between €800 and €1,300.

If you are thinking of a quasi-definitive treatment that does not involve teeth whitening with gels but rather the application of veneers, the prices will explode. The treatment is no longer based on the entire dentition but on a price per tooth. The installation of a veneer costs at least 700 €. You will therefore be approaching €10,000 spent at the dentist for dental veneers.

Very important point: these services are considered to be cosmetic dentistry. This means that they are not covered by Social Security and that mutual insurance companies very rarely cover this type of service.

Having a whitening treatment in a dental surgery therefore requires a considerable investment which is not accessible to everyone.

3. Price of at-home teeth whitening

Let’s take a look at the home tooth whitening kits. It is difficult to establish an exact price for these kits, which are generally sold in the form of a box. Indeed, they are all composed in a very disparate way.

Many contain a single 10 ml tooth whitening gel or 3 syringes of a very small capacity (3 ml). The effectiveness is enhanced if you choose a kit that allows you to carry out a real whitening cure: therefore, favour kits with 3 syringes of 10 ml whitening gel. It is also very appreciated to find in a whitening kit products to clean the teeth beforehand and a remineralising gel to be used after the treatment in case of tooth sensitivity. Almost all kits include a tray to clip onto a whitening lamp.

Depending on the composition of the kits, the prices charged can range from 20 euros to 70 euros. We invite you to look carefully at the contents of the kits in order to choose the best value for money.

4. Prices of teeth whitening strips and whitening pens

Whitening strips are quite reasonably priced. For 14 strips, the price of a basic teeth whitening treatment does not exceed €10, but most brands charge around €30.
For a whitening pen, the average price is €14.90.

5. Price of tooth whitening with whitening toothpaste

Whitening toothpastes are very affordable: between 5 and 10 €. But for this price, you should be aware that you are mainly maintaining the whiteness of your teeth. Toothpastes are not intended to replace real teeth whitening.
You can opt for toothpaste foams with a large capacity for up to 3 months of care. The price is higher, but when you consider the price per application, you’ll win.

6. Price of tooth whitening with natural remedies

Natural tooth whitening remedies are probably the cheapest on the market.
The purchase of a lemon does not exceed 1 €!
Essential oils bought in small bottles cost around 3 €, while baking soda is almost the same price.
Tooth charcoal, which can be used for many applications, is usually sold for around €10-15.

As you can see from this article, the price range for tooth whitening is very wide, depending on the products used and where you want to have it done. Depending on your budget, you will choose the solution that seems best suited to you.