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Yellow teeth

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DaveMyHat · 31/10/2019 12:38

My teeth are looking yellow and I'm getting very self conscious about smiling and talking now. I've started to buy tooth whitening strips from the supermarket and expensive whitening toothpastes but I am not seeing much improvement.

I think need to do something more drastic, but I am a bit confused. I read something about a tray you use each day for a couple of weeks. I think they sell them online and so I'm wondering if I can buy one of those things and if it's better than going to the dentist, or if it's better to go to my dentist? And would the dentist be a one off thing, like go in, they do their magic and I walk out with white teeth? Sorry am clueless, any advice appreciated.

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321zerobaby · 31/10/2019 13:28

My dentist made my trays and supplied the peroxide. I did it every night for 2 weeks. That was 10 years ago, they are still white and I often get compliments on them. However I don’t drink tea, coffee or red wine. I probably use the trays a couple of days a year, normally before my birthday, as a top up.
Cost then was £250. The peroxide syringes from my dentist coat £10.

K456789 · 31/10/2019 13:30

Same as PP, trays from dentist with 2 week course. Then top up before special occasions. Absolutely worth the money.

RoseHippy1 · 31/10/2019 13:31

I use plus white gel from Amazon one per month . It’s cheap and it works. I bought trays on amazon too - you soak in hot water and bite them and they mould to your teeth then you can use them repeatedly. After whitening I rinse the trays and fill with pro enamel toothpaste and put them back in mouth for 10 mins x

fatulousatforty · 31/10/2019 13:42

@RoseHippy1 you wouldn't happen to have any links to those products would you?

RoseHippy1 · 31/10/2019 14:08

rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F282989821779

Out of stock on amazon but this is the one!

Trays are like this:

rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F352823029351

I’ve been doing this method for 5 years and dentist v happy with my teeth x

RoseHippy1 · 31/10/2019 14:09

Also if you haven’t had a scale and polish recently this will help, as well as flossing / Interdental brushes

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DaveMyHat · 31/10/2019 15:35

Thanks everyone! Very helpful.

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