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Many of us experience tooth darkening in our adult life due to coffee or tea drinking, smoking or just time itself. The yellowing and darkening of our teeth detracts from personal appearance and often people don’t smile as readily as they are self conscious of their teeth.
Teeth whitening systems vary in affordability and effectiveness. Professional teeth whitening treatments done by dentists are the most effective means of restoring the white gleam to your teeth. The estimated cost of this method of teeth whitening is $300.00 to $800.00.
Dentists use a light therapy together with hydrogen peroxide to lighten teeth signifigantly, up to 10 shades in about an hour. At the dentist’s office, you can purchase a bleaching kit custom fitted to your mouth to use for 1 to 2 hours per day or at night.
Over the counter teeth whitening products are affordable for the most part for the general public to purchase. One of the better home teeth whitening products if the Crest Whitestrips Premium at a cost of about $35.00. The Crest Whitestrips need to be worn for 30 minutes 2 times a day for one week and usually whiten your teeth about 3 shades.
The Go Smile Advanced Formula B1 sells for approximately $90.00 and is tubes of gel that come with a small brush. It is the most convenient home teeth whitening product as you can use it anywhere and you don’t have to remove the Go Smile.
The effectiveness of your teeth whitening option will depend on the amount of peroxide and the duration of time the product is on your teeth. Other choices in the teeth whitening products are pastes, chewing gums and liquids that you paint on your teeth.
Certainly, get your dental cleaning done regularly and try to avoid habits like smoking, drinking coffee and tea and other teeth staining beverages. Then try some of the teeth whitening systems that are available over the counter and see how they work for you. The home teeth whiteners are convenient and affordable today.
I recently started using a toothpaste that is supposed to help restore the enamel on your teeth from years of acid wear and tear. Believe it or not, enamel wear and not enough enamel on the teeth are very common problems, and most likely a big part of the reason our teeth get stained more easily and tend to look duller and be more sensitive to heats, cold, and sweets. I thought that I really needed to start to help replenishing the enamel on my teeth, because I did start to have the sensitivities described, and I also felt that my teeth were starting to look dull.
I have been an overzealous teeth-brusher ever since I can remember. I thought, well, I’m scrubbing really hard, so I’m doing a good, thorough job, and that’s what I should be doing. Turns out, I’ve been scrubbing too hard all these years, and not only does that hurt the enamel on your teeth by wearing it away faster than it should naturally, but brushing too hard can also contribute to gum recession.
Receding gums happens to also be a problem of mine that’s required two oral surgeries to repair so far, and will require more in the future (unfortunately, because to be honest gum surgery is one of the most unpleasant experiences I’ve ever had!) The Pronamel toothpaste is supposed to be used for no longer than 4 week periods at a time per the labeling, although I’m not sure why, and is said to help protect against acid wear and tear (we all eat acidy foods, including coffee and some highly acidic foods like tomatoes and some fruits, vinegars and other acid based foods), and also to help replenish your enamel.
Now, I’m not sure how a toothpaste can actually help to replenish the enamel that’s worn off, but every time I used this stuff, I feel like my teeth are stronger. They are squeaky clean every time you finish brushing, so much so that you can actually hear and feel the toothbrush squeaking against your teeth, so it does feel like it’s doing something, perhaps coating the teeth in a protective layer?
Overall, I like Pronamel toothpaste so far, and will continue to use it for as long as the label indicates. I will probably use it periodically for the rest of my life, to help protect my teeth against further enamel erosion.
There is nothing as flattering to a person’s appearance as a clean, white smile with sparkling teeth shining through it. Due to factors such as time itself, coffee drinking, and assorted vices like smoking, often teeth become darkened and discolored. Bleaching and whitening agents can be used to try to restore the white color, but sometimes these alone are not enough to get rid of unsightly discolorations. One solution to the discolorations or worn or misshapened teeth that mar your smile is the use of Cerinate Lumineers from your dentist. Cerinate Lumineers are as thin as a contact lens and can be done without grinding or shaving your teeth prior to application.
Despite being as thin as a contact lens, Lumineers by Cerinate are tough and strong. Lumineers are made of a patented Cerinate porcelain and have been clinically tested to show they should last up to 20 years. One of the biggest reasons people have been hesitant to get veneers for their teeth is the prospect of having their own teeth painfully ground down.
Since there is no grinding down of your teeth, the process is reversible with Cerinate Lumineers. On the average, Lumineers can give you a custom made smile with two to three visits to the dentist. For your first visit, the dentist makes an impression for fitting the Lumineers. With the second visit, your dentist fits and bonds the Lumineers over your own teeth.
For maintenance of your Lumineers, you should still do oral hygiene as usual, but use a low abrasion toothpaste. With Lumineers, you may still eat or drink your favorite foods as usual, but make sure you visit your dentist every 6 months. For longevity of Lumineers, you can ask your dentist about a 5 year warranty plan where they’ll be replaced at no charge if there would be a problem.
I was just reading about how toiletries giant Procter and Gamble are planning to release a super fast teeth whitening system soon. I’ve tried a few teeth whitening systems, and the problem is that usually they do take a while, and more than a few uses, to even lighten your teeth a few shades. The new whitening product is just an enhanced version of the immensely popular tooth whitener by P&G Crest White Strips – advertised extensively by Britney Spears, when she was still famous for the right reasons.
The new Crest White Strips will be improved in that people who want whiter teeth but hate spending a half hour or more a night on getting them every so often, will be able to whiten their teeth with the new White Strips in just five minutes a day. The newer and improved version of the whitening strips will be advertised as a multifunctional strip, and will be able to take away stains like coffee and other dark drinks as well as other staining foods like blueberries and the like in just five minutes a night for busy folks like you and me.
P&G got the idea after a lot of feedback from customers said they like the effects of whitening strips, they just don’t have the 30 minutes in their day to devote to them or even think about it. Crest apparently lays claim to a huge percentage of the tooth whitening market, and they have their sights set even higher with this new product release of an older product with improved qualities for the busy people (how about the whole world nowadays?)
Look for the new improved White Strips on your shelves soon, and you’ll probably be seeing tons of commercials for them, would be my guess!
I’ve noticed a new trend the past few times I’ve purchased a new toothbrush : there seems to be quite a few toothbrushes that claim to not only clean the teeth and prevent gum disease and dental disease, but also they claim they can help whiten and polish your teeth. But is there any real truth to that claim?
The automatic toothbrushes have always said that they can help whiten and polish the teeth better than the manual toothbrushes, so the claim is really nothing new, but now manual toothbrushes are also advertising the fact that they are a little better at cosmetically whitening as well.
They have a slightly unique design that we are not used to seeing, in that they have a few different indents and grooves in them that we don’t typically see in regular toothbrushes, which tend to just have a straight edge on the part that actually scrubs the teeth. You may notice that your teeth seem to look a bit more polished when using these types of toothbrushes, simply because they scrub the surface a little more agressively and at a slightly advantageous angle, but as far as real whitening power, that usually comes from the toothpaste you use.
I usually just use a good whitening toothpaste to reverse the effects of drinking coffee tea and pop, which all tend to leave unglamorous stains on the tooth surface, and I also pair it with a tooth whitening gel every so often when I feel they need a little “facelift”.
This product is definitely one of the most genuine, bonified, effective bargains in tooth whitening that I’ve ever used. For a mere $5 at Wal-Mart, or Target I believe, I picked up this tube of Plus White tooth whitening gel when my teeth were starting to not have so much luster to them, and were taking on a dull color, thanks to me drinking coffee just a couple days in a row (yes, that’s apparently all it takes for me to need a tooth whitening).
It’s just a clear gel that has a slightly minty taste to it. The way I use it that I find most effective is I brush my teeth, wipe my teeth off so that they are as dry as possible, and swab some of the gel over each tooth. I let my mouth stay open for as long as I can stand it, so the gel has time to “air out” and adhere and oxygenate a little more so it can work better.
Then I close my mouth, and usually just let it sit in there while I’m doing other things for anywhere from five to ten minutes. I must confess, sometimes I let it stay in for ten minutes, and it’s only supposed to be five, but I haven’t noticed any sensitivity or anything from doing that.
I then rinse my mouth out with warm water, and brush my teeth again. My teeth come out “shinier” looking, and I swear it does lighten one shade just from one use. Usually after just a couple days of use of the Plus White tooth whitening gel, my tooth are back to a nice, bright, gleaming shade.
I have to add this side note on Listerine Teeth Whitening Mouthwash. I do like the product, don’t get me wrong, but this product is not for use by people with sensitive teeth. I’ve reduced my gargling with the mouthwash to once every two days, instead of the recommended twice daily by the Listerine label.
Why?
Because my teeth are incredibly sensitive, and seem to only be getting worse. I noticed that I started getting shooting pain when rinsing with it too often. This is especially due to the fact that I have receding gums. SO, if you are very sensitive, you may want to modify your rinsing habits with it, and cut it down. Some people with extreme sensitivity may even want to avoid it. It might be due to the peroxide in the product, but I’m not sure.
I purchased a few different things to whiten my teeth recently, one of them being the fairly new tooth whitening product by Crest called Night Effects. What Night Effects is, is a brush on whitening formula that is brushed onto the surface of the teeth you want to whiten with a small brush. You also get the formula in individual “serving” packets, so you know exactly how much to use.
Although, you can probably honestly get two uses out of each packet and save a little money as long as you can seal it right, because the paste will harden when air hits it.
How Night Effects Works:
As I stated, it’s a brush on whitener that is in the form of a thick paste. Once you “paint” it on your teeth, you have to keep your mouth open so the air can dry it properly. It hardens pretty well so that it can remain adhered to your teeth over night, when the whitening takes place.
Pros:
I did like the results I got in just a few nights, and the price was pretty reasonable.
Cons:
Didn’t like the fact that you had to keep your mouth open while it dried – it’s harder than it sounds!
Also, if you have sensitive teeth, this, like any other tooth whitener can make them sensitive.
Availability : I’ve seen it at Walmart and Target . You can also get this and other whiteners on the link to the right.
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