Listerine whitening mouthwash

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#1 Post by **Retrogirl82** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 6:26 pm

Has anyone tried this stuff yet? I have and it seems to be making a slight difference. It makes my mouth extremely dry, though

#2 Post by **CelestialVoices** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:16 am

I actually just saw a coupon for it yesterday in the paper, but I don't know if I would try it or not.

#3 Post by **i814u2c** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:19 pm

Hope it is still around when I get my braces off. You should not use whitening products while the braces are on, unless you have the lingual or the tray types.

#4 Post by **yankee boy** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:25 am

I just bought a bottle of the listerine whitening today. Im gonna use it tomorrow because thats when I get my braces off.

#5 Post by **Hello Kitty** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:23 pm

I've been using this for over a year. I asked my Ortho. about it and he says it was fine to use with braces. I didn't experience any significant whitening, whatsoever. This product does foam up, so it works well in cleaning your mouth and disloging food particles, so brushing them away is easier.

Website · #6 Post by **Kell** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:18 pm

Before I had braces I used it for a little while and thought it was making me lose my sense of taste so I stopped for two months. I tried it again and it did the same thing. It made my tongue feel like I had burned it on something hot and the sense of taste went away. Thank goodness my sense of taste came back after I stopped using it.

I do think it worked to whiten my teeth a little bit but it wasn't worth not being able to taste.

#7 Post by **Iceolated** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:45 am

All these whitening products use some form of bleach or hydrogen peroxide. With H2O2 the stronger the concentration the quicker it whitens, but higher concnetrations irritate gums, cheeks etc.

I had used the Listerene whitening for a while but to be able to use it every time before brushing (such as the package says) it must be a very low concentration of H2O2. With such a low conenctration it will take quite a while for teeth to start to lighen up.

For as much of the mouthwash one would have to buy and use to get their teeth 3 or 4 shades lighter, I think I'll stick with a gel whitening paste. I gave up on it a couple of weeks ago. It jus sits on a shelf now.

Ice