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Teeth bleaching - anyone tried it?
flobbleflobble · 06/05/2005 13:34
I am paying £300 next week to my dentist for some bleaching trays to be worn at night for 2 weeks in order to match up some darker teeth to other lighter ones - has anyone tried this?
I would love to hear your experiences!
ambrosia · 06/05/2005 13:44
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mum2twins · 07/05/2005 09:49
I bought the trays and bleach from ebay for about £10.00. I was just about to pay a couple of hundred for the same treatment but found it there. I was a bit worried at first but it has been brilliant and approx. 5 friends have tried and all have had great results and no problems. The only downside is probably that the trays are not custom built and you soak them in boiling water to soften and then take your own mould and so the fit may not be as so tight but it still worked for all of us. You only use the bleach for about 10 minutes each night and mine were done within about a week. You visably see the results instantly. I believe the gel is the same it is the technicians time making the trays which is where the dentists costs are.
basketcase · 07/05/2005 09:55
wow - that was a brave move mum2twins. Not sure I would have risked bleaching trays and mouth bleach without a dentist. Saying that, the cost factor is attractive.
I have a temporary filling and waiting nasty root canal surgery in about three weeks time so will wait until after that and will then look on ebay if feeling brave.
mum2twins · 07/05/2005 09:59
I know what you mean when I first did it I put it in for the minimum time of about 1 minute that frantically brushed my teeth and waited for my mouth to blow up or something. But obviously it didn't. What made me feel more confident is the feedback of the person who sells it has not had any back feedback just everyone raving about it. The instructions are quite clear also and very keen on just trialing it first in case of any reaction etc. I just thought well if it doesn't work it is only a few quid wasted. But it is addictive seeing the colour brighten up each time.
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Twiglett · 07/05/2005 18:29
was speaking about this to BIL (dentist)
he says don't be surprised if at the start you get a mottled effect it will even out over the weeks
normally takes about 3 weeks
you could have some mouth sensitivities but they will go as soon as you stop using the bleach
he is going to do it for me and DH (but we have to get our dentist to make our trays first which will cost us about £100 each)
I wouldn't buy it off the internet if you paid me to personally (I think that's really brave)
goldenoldie · 08/05/2005 10:35
Yes, I have the trays and did the power-whitening too. Both give excellent results, but the power-whitening gives instant results, the trays take a couple of weeks. I also found that the bleach gel in the trays made my teeth sensitive, so I could only use it a couple of nights a week.
redsky · 09/05/2005 15:38
I had a whitening treatment whilst on hols that involved painting on some clear stuff then having a bright light shone on it - took a total of just an hour. Then i was supposed to continue painting on the stuff daily for a few weeks. But I've got bored with doing it and the results don't look that good to me. I'd like to try the bleaching trays.
haggered · 10/05/2005 08:36
I had mine done and its wonderful but its expensive. My DH is going to get trays made as we told the dentist he lost his which will cost £40.00 and then buy bleach on line ( same stuff) which will cost £50.00 for over two weeks worth. I worked in the dentist when I got mine done so it cost me £70.00. Dentist DO make a huge profit on this !!!!!
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