Bleach Natural Teeth Before Selecting a Veneer Color?

In general, whitening your teeth with bleaching trays will take you about 7-10 days to give you the desired result. You should stop bleaching for approximately 72 hours before choosing the final shade for your veneers.  This will give your teeth time to rehydrate and allow for a more accurate shade match.  

You can go longer than that if your teeth have more color in them. Remember to take at least 3-4 days off of bleaching before you go in for a shade match,the teeth need to rehydrate.

1 teeth whitening is ideal to do before porcelain veneers to get the natural teeth as white as possible 2. wait ten days after whitening so the color will settle and porcelain veneers can then be matched to the new white color 3. this will create a beautiful smile that you can be confident with and enjoy!! Dr Debra Glassman   

Always whiten your teeth until you are happy with the shade /color of your teeth, most people do 2 to 3 weeks and before they go to their dentist to select a color they should stop 48 hrs before appointment day. It all depends how much whiter you want to go !!

There's no set time for the duration of bleaching teeth.  It depends on the existing shade of teeth and how many shades it takes to achieve the desired shade of white.  The rule of thumb is that teeth should not be whiter than the whites of the eyes.  On average, patients bleach teeth for two weeks before the veneer prep is done.  But that also depends on how often and how long the patients wear their bleaching trays at home. ZOOM in-office bleaching is recommended since it is most efficient and is done by a professional.  Best, Dr. Elizabeth Jahanian