A number of people want to know how long it takes for Alta White to work, and if their teeth will keep getting whiter if they use the product long term. My personal experience is that it does take longer to work than promised. Well, that’s not strictly true… it says on their site that results can be seen in as little as six days, and this is true, but only in that there are SOME results in that time.

Naturally, when I started using Alta White I was forever looking at my teeth to see if I could notice a difference! For the first couple of days I was disappointed because there was literally NO change to the condition of my teeth at all (or at least, none I could see). By the sixth day, however, I really do believe my teeth were looking whiter. No, not fabulously glowing white, but definitely whiter.

Persisting with Alta White is Important

I continued using Alta White because I wanted to see if the difference would become more profound over time, or if my teeth were as good as they’d get. I also looked around online to see what other people thought of Alta White, and found lots of “Alta White Scam” posts, which was a bit alarming! Still, I had had some success to that time, so I was confident that at least to a certain extent the product lived up to its promises.

Well, I kept using the Alta White system for a few more weeks (to be honest, I didn’t track it 100%, I just kept using it as a part of my daily routine, without obsessing over how white my teeth were getting). So, it was a few weeks after I’d started using it that I really looked at my teeth, and looked hard. Now, I was only using Alta White on the front 12 teeth (not much point in going further back, I don’t think), and so I compared these teeth to the teeth behind them where I wasn’t using the product. I must admit, at this point I was surprised at the difference!

The Changes You Can Expect with Alta White

I think because the change in my teeth with Alta White occurred so gradually over time (the biggest difference was probably the first six days) I wasn’t aware of the overall change as the weeks past. I suppose I can compare it to losing weight. If you’ve ever undergone some weight loss, you can lose a few pounds and really not see it yourself, but when you meet a friend you haven’t seen in a long time they’ll be shocked at how different you look!  Because the weight loss is gradual to you, and you’re seeing yourself every day, it’s hard to remember what you were like 10 pounds or so ago (if that makes sense)… but to someone else, it’s surprising.

I believe Alta White was like this. The results were so gradual that it was hard to see them in myself, at least without making the comparison to my back teeth, which were much yellower.

Now, I’m never going to say that using Alta White you’ll have “movie star white” teeth in a few days. It just will not happen! However, Alta White is gentler on the teeth than many over the counter teeth bleaching systems, and definitely a lot less expensive than veneers or other dental procedures! I believe that if you use Alta White, and you KEEP using it, even when you’re not seeing a day to day change, you’ll be surprised and pleased with how white your teeth actually do become. My teeth are not brilliantly white, by any means, but they never will be without expensive veneers. However, I’m not ashamed to smile anymore either If you do use Alta White, just realize that any changes won’t happen overnight.