# Chair vs Home Whitening > Chairside whitening is stronger and supervised; home kits are gentler and slower. A fair comparison. ## Guides - [The Chairside Process](https://professional-vs-home-whitening.pages.dev/chairside-whitening-process/): The chairside whitening process is a supervised visit in which a dental professional protects your gums, applies a bleaching gel to your teeth and monitors the. - [Custom Trays: Tips and Cautions](https://professional-vs-home-whitening.pages.dev/custom-trays/): Custom trays are mouth guards made from impressions or scans of your own teeth, so whitening gel sits evenly against them and away from your gums. - [Weighing Cost and Results](https://professional-vs-home-whitening.pages.dev/cost-and-results-whitening/): Weighing cost and results in whitening means comparing more than the first price you see: how much change to expect, how long it lasts, what upkeep involves. - [Touch-Ups: A Practical Guide](https://professional-vs-home-whitening.pages.dev/touch-ups-whitening/): A touch-up is a short top-up of whitening after the first course, because teeth slowly pick up colour again from food, drink and daily habits. - [Realistic Expectations: What to Know](https://professional-vs-home-whitening.pages.dev/whitening-expectations/): Whitening can lighten natural tooth colour, but it will not make every tooth the same shade, change dental work or last forever. ## About - [About Chair vs Home Whitening](https://professional-vs-home-whitening.pages.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made ## Optional - [RSS feed](https://professional-vs-home-whitening.pages.dev/feed.xml)