Hi all,
I am having my braces off next month!!!!
I would really like to have my teeth whitened but cant afford to get it done at the dentist as it costs so much. Can anyone recommend a safe tooth whitening systme that I can use at home? There is so many options out there that I feel lost and I do not want to damage my teeth.
Thanks all so much.
Sarah (UK)
safe tooth whitening-advice please
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Liza Bee
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Congratulations, Sarah!
My husband is a dentist so when my two oldest kids got their braces off, he made custom trays for them and gave them Premier whitening gel 21%. The Zoom whitening system is lightening fast but very, very expensive. Premier was a longer process--30min. to 1 hour every day for 2 weeks--but it worked fantastic. Plus, six months later, they can do it again to brighten up.
Having said that, my husband has had patients that have very nice results using the Crest Whitening Strips. Custom trays that saturate your teeth with whitening gel have the advantage of working well between teeth. Sometimes the Crest strips are not able to get all areas whitened. But with a nice set of freshly straightened teeth, this could be negligible or no problem at all.
Liza
My husband is a dentist so when my two oldest kids got their braces off, he made custom trays for them and gave them Premier whitening gel 21%. The Zoom whitening system is lightening fast but very, very expensive. Premier was a longer process--30min. to 1 hour every day for 2 weeks--but it worked fantastic. Plus, six months later, they can do it again to brighten up.
Having said that, my husband has had patients that have very nice results using the Crest Whitening Strips. Custom trays that saturate your teeth with whitening gel have the advantage of working well between teeth. Sometimes the Crest strips are not able to get all areas whitened. But with a nice set of freshly straightened teeth, this could be negligible or no problem at all.
Liza