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keeping teeth white - what do you use/recommend that won't strip enamel off and reduce me to withered stumps ?

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MaryAnnSingleton · 29/02/2008 14:33

please ?

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totaleclipse · 29/02/2008 14:35

brushing ith bicarb is supposed to be effective, tried it once, ewww disgusting.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 29/02/2008 14:37

I tried that Arm and Hammer but bicarb in it is a bit strange

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 29/02/2008 14:38

beverly hills formula is really good.

MommaFeelgood · 29/02/2008 14:39

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PrincessHunker · 29/02/2008 14:40

Get them done at the dentist and then don't drink tea/coffee/red wine or smoke.

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MaryAnnSingleton · 29/02/2008 14:59

don't smoke and drink red wine only occassionally and have 2 cups of coffee a day -they are being done at hygienists in a few weeks time, but I'd like to have a daily sparkle...
what about that Colgate weekly clean stuff,anyone tried it ?

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TimeForMe · 29/02/2008 15:05

A sonicare toothbrush and Janina toothpaste. Also, the right shade of lipstick helps the teeth to look whiter.

PrincessHunker · 29/02/2008 15:31

I went for the drastic "have crowns replaced" method, which I don't recommend unless you enjoy drilling

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MaryAnnSingleton · 29/02/2008 15:36

Janina toothpaste ?

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TimeForMe · 29/02/2008 15:41

Yes, it's brilliant! A lot less frothy than toothpaste and it feels like you have had a dentist clean every day. I love it.

Troutpout · 29/02/2008 15:54

Tippex

Megglevache · 29/02/2008 15:56

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PrincessHunker · 29/02/2008 16:12

Front top two (currently waiting for new ones to be made - have temporaries on atm). They were crowned anyway, so wouldn't whiten. New crowns will be whiter, so did rest of teeth to match them, rather than having them made a darker shade, the whitening the rest of my teeth at a later stage.

Anna8888 · 29/02/2008 16:22

Braun electric toothbrush using the special whitening head (has a yellow bit in the middle of the brush) twice / three times a day using Elgydium toothpaste - either the standard one (available in Boots) or, even better, the whitening version (you have to buy it in France).

booge · 29/02/2008 16:30

PrincessHunker, I did almost exactly the same (3 crowns replaced) 5 years ago. Best money I've ever spent on myself, I learned to smile with my teeth showing again.

PrincessHunker · 29/02/2008 18:21

Booge, even with the temporaries on (which are nicer than my old teeth [barf]!), I am smilier

charliecat · 29/02/2008 18:22

Blanx toothpaste

loopylou6 · 29/02/2008 19:10

PH and booge, ive ahd exactly the same, i got reeally white crowns made to replace my cacky ones then got all my bottoms zoomed, i know the feeling of having to learn to smile again

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