Ever wondered how the celebrities on TV maintain those ice-white gleaming smiles? Well rest assured that the majority of them aren't purely down to 'good genes' and there are now simple procedures available that can give you that filmstar smile in just a few hours. By their very nature, teeth are not pure white, but further discolouration can be caused by many factors including red wine, coffee, tobacco, ageing and some medicines.

Tooth whitening, sometimes referred to as "bleaching", is a treatment provided by your dentist that can lighten the colour of your natural teeth, usually lasting for several years.

Rose Cottage provide the 3 top methods of tooth whitening as follows;

Platinum Smile: Your teeth are whitened in the surgery using a high powered U.V. light. The procedure takes around an hour to carry out and the results are fantastic.

Gold Smile: Your teeth are whitened at home using custom - made "trays" which fit around your teeth rather like a gum shield. A bleaching gel is placed into the tray and you keep the tray in place overnight. The results are great but of course the process takes longer.

Silver Smile: Your teeth are bleached at home using pre-formed, ready loaded trays. The results are very good although again the process takes a while to achieve.