Did u get teeth whitening same time u had 1st brace fitted?

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#1 Post by **pompompadom** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:34 pm

Hi there

Newbie and avid internet searcher on anyting to do with Invisalign!!

I had my 'moulds' done today, yey. My ortho said that he would whiten my teeth the next time he sees me (which will be when I pick up my first alligners).

Surely it would be better to get them whitened at the end??? He said it would add to the 'wow' factor??!!!

Not sure what to do?

Please help.

#2 Post by **John37** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:01 pm

Get them whitened now and then again at the end. I don't think that's a problem.

#3 Post by **myhollywoodsmile** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:15 pm

HI there, I got mine whitened at the beginning and it was a bit of a boost. I used my aligners to do it though. You can read about it on my blog here:

http://myhollywoodsmile.blogspot.com/20 ... gners.html

I saw a definite change in my teeth, and that helped me get through the first few weeks.

#4 Post by **pompompadom** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:38 am

Thanks for your response. Its costing me Â£325 to get them whitened so don't really want to pay it twice (at the beginning and end) but it will prob make the alligners look better????

When you had your moulds done did any part of your gums hurt? I've got a sensitive bit at the back thats killing me today, hope the trays aren't gonna rub!

x

#5 Post by **Wobblydeb** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:55 am

That sounds a lot of money to get them whitened

Is he planning on doing the single trip with light type whitening? (I think its called Zoom)

If you do the overnight type whitening, where you put bleach in your trays before you go to bed every night for a week or so, then it really should cost you very little. The bleach doesn't cost the dentist much, and you've already paid the biggest cost, which is for the trays. My dentist actually gave me some bleach free, so I could whiten them during the treatment if I wanted to.

#6 Post by **Wobblydeb** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:11 am

p.s. My gums didn't hurt when I had the molds taken, but a couple of my teeth felt very odd (I think they were given a good yank when the mold was taken out of my mouth!)

#7 Post by **John37** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:47 pm

Oh, my whitening was free too, like Wobblydeb's. I had the overnight stuff. And I hope at the end they offer me more for free.

#8 Post by **myhollywoodsmile** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:27 pm

mine was $40 for the beaching. I think 325gbp is a lot.

My gums didn't hurt when I had the moulds taken. Is there any possibility they caught your gum? I was paranoid that my crown would fall out, but it was fine.