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Teeth whitening

6 replies

Newnamesoembarrassed · 24/04/2024 22:50

Want to sort my yellowing teeth out.
don’t drink coffee or red wine but do drink some fizzy drinks.

what would you recommend?

will prob go through my dentist, but interested in which treatments people have had which have worked- including at home treatments you can order without going through the dentist.

tia!

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SincereH · 24/04/2024 22:57

Personally, multivitamin complexes containing calcium have helped me. In addition to calcium, there was a huge amount of vitamins needed for our body.
After I started taking the vitamins, I felt better in terms of health. It was as if I had restored the state of my body. A pleasant bonus was that my teeth became a little stronger and stopped discoloring, and even more so the usual whiteness of my teeth returned.

Other than that, I just brushed my teeth once a day before bed. By the way, I also drink carbonated drinks, but not as often. Perhaps carbonated drinks damage the enamel of your teeth (this is a fact, but to have such a negative effect from carbonated drinks - you need to drink them often and a lot.

Precipice · 24/04/2024 23:19

I recently whitened mine (in my home country, not UK). It was at the dentist's with a lamp (Beyond). I wouldn't want a home treatment from the dentist and I wouldn't trust one you can order skipping the dental office.

Prior to this (earlier in the same week), I had an appointment with the same hygienist for a combo of scaling, teeth sandblasting, polish and fluorisation.

They are whiter. They're not pearly white.

To be honest, I think out of the two procedures, the hygiene appointment made more difference. I don't regret it and I do see an improvement; my canines were yellow-ish beforehand and I was feeling a bit self-conscious about it. The hygienist told me that for her it took two appointments to get them white (well, this is selling ;) ) and that I could repeat it after six months. I'll probably do it again next year.

I drink coffee and wine, don't drink carbonated soft drinks. For a week after it, I was told to keep to a white diet: nothing staining, nothing brighter coloured, not even egg yolks, only seasonings salt and white pepper. That was inconvenient. I didn't experience pain; the only discomfort was a minor twinge literally twice in the afternoon after and slight gag reflex at first with the mould, though I had worse gag reflex with the moulds at the hygiene appointment.

Stigglet · 25/04/2024 05:45

I had whitening. From the dentist. Not cheap stuff - several hundred pounds. It permanently damaged my teeth and made white stripes on them. The manufacturer insists that can’t happen but it did. I don’t recommend it.

menopausalmare · 25/04/2024 06:01

I paid £400 and did it through the dentist (this was 15 years ago, prices might change). When it comes to teeth I wouldn't risk buying something online and doing it at home.

Amx · 25/04/2024 06:22

SincereH · 24/04/2024 22:57

Personally, multivitamin complexes containing calcium have helped me. In addition to calcium, there was a huge amount of vitamins needed for our body.
After I started taking the vitamins, I felt better in terms of health. It was as if I had restored the state of my body. A pleasant bonus was that my teeth became a little stronger and stopped discoloring, and even more so the usual whiteness of my teeth returned.

Other than that, I just brushed my teeth once a day before bed. By the way, I also drink carbonated drinks, but not as often. Perhaps carbonated drinks damage the enamel of your teeth (this is a fact, but to have such a negative effect from carbonated drinks - you need to drink them often and a lot.

Edited

You don't brush your teeth in the morning?

SincereH · 01/05/2024 08:13

Amx · 25/04/2024 06:22

You don't brush your teeth in the morning?

Nope.
I brush my teeth just before going to bed.
Personally, I came to this decision after a very large number of experiments on my teeth, since I brushed my teeth 1 time every two days, or for example every day, and also tried brushing my teeth 2 times a day, either only in the morning or only in the evening.

To be honest, I noticed that my gums hurt when I brush my teeth 2 times a day, and when I brush my teeth in the morning and, for example, then drink or eat something, there is an unpleasant aftertaste, after which my stomach hurts... Then I decided to brush my teeth only before going to bed, and the first thought that came to me was "stop, it's going to stink from my mouth in the morning." As a result, it turned out that there would be no stink from the mouth in the morning! That's because brushing your teeth before going to bed, you clean out all the bacteria and leftovers that create bad breath. That's it.

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