Teeth whitening

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jakesmom
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Teeth whitening

#1 Post by jakesmom »

I am already thinking ahead to the day when the braces come off. What type of whitening procedures, i.e. Crest home whitening versus dentist-administered Zoom whitening have you experts used after the braces come off? What has been successful without causing teeth to become sensitive to cold?Thanks for your help!
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LittleTurtle
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Re: Teeth whitening

#2 Post by LittleTurtle »

Mine haven't even gone on yet, and my dentist is talking about wanting to do the Zoom treatment on me after I am done. So I will probably just go with that, but like you would like to know what others results have been. :P
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Snowglobe32
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Re: Teeth whitening

#3 Post by Snowglobe32 »

I had an adjustment today and after they took the wires out, I went to brush. My teeth looked really white. Those wires sure make our teeth look not so white at times.

I am sure I will whiten when the braces are off...but I think I also will need bonding so I assume, whiten first, then bond?
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ashesgap
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Re: Teeth whitening

#4 Post by ashesgap »

Yep you have to whiten first so they can match the bonding to your already white teeth.
29 years old
2-18-10 baby canine pulled
3-15-10 got braces
12-22-11 Moving-SO EXCITED!!
1-2-12 Meet new Ortho
1-5-12 Begin finishing treatment
3-5-12 Canine Implants...dun dun dunnnnn
4-9-12 Deband!
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bookfairy
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Re: Teeth whitening

#5 Post by bookfairy »

Here is some happy news :yuck: ; my ortho said that I can get them whitened ONE WHOLE MONTH after debracing!

According to her, the braces, no matter which ones, do cause some damage to the teeth; so you need to do a one month treatment with a toothpaste that contains a lot of fluoride, so your teeth recover from the ordeal, and then you can whiten them.

Any of your orthos said something similar?
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jakesmom
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Re: Teeth whitening

#6 Post by jakesmom »

Sometimes I think that doctors don't tell you everything in the beginning, because they think you wouldn't go thru with it if you knew all the answers! So I had not heard that I might have to wait a month after debanding to get my teeth white again! Oh well, what's another month, right? I didn't realize how much affect the whitening toothpastes had been having on my teeth until I went a week without using them. It makes me very conscientious about drinking thru a straw and avoiding foods that stain.
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11lp
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Re: Teeth whitening

#7 Post by 11lp »

My doc told me to brush with the crest whitening tooth paste and use the stripes if it doesn't have an obvious effect.
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marc23
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Re: Teeth whitening

#8 Post by marc23 »

I somehow heard whitening actually wouldn't be this good for the teeth - is that correct?
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dwalls32
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Re: Teeth whitening

#9 Post by dwalls32 »

Mine told me I will have to wait 1 month afterwards.
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UGHBRACES
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Re: Teeth whitening

#10 Post by UGHBRACES »

bookfairy wrote:Here is some happy news :yuck: ; my ortho said that I can get them whitened ONE WHOLE MONTH after debracing!

According to her, the braces, no matter which ones, do cause some damage to the teeth; so you need to do a one month treatment with a toothpaste that contains a lot of fluoride, so your teeth recover from the ordeal, and then you can whiten them.

Any of your orthos said something similar?
I have heard of waiting for a month to do whitening, but not because the teeth need to heal. Because the gums need to heal..
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