Should I wear my retainer at night after I have used these strips? Or will this cause damage to my teeth?
1412180
I would continue to wear your retainer at night. I don't believe that the white strips should deter you from your normal post orthodontia.
777558
It says to leave in for two hours and not over night............... I however do leave in over night but the bleaching does not bother my gums.
1914213
The idea is just to finish all the strips. I wouldn't go several days of skipping them but missing a couple days here and there won't hurt. You can't expect to eat and drink acidic products during your downtime, that basically contradicts itself and makes your previous treatment strips pointless. Having the ingredient on your teeth allows it to keep "fighting". Honestly if you want the best result get it over with...no pain no gain.
2011411
I use these for between dental cleaning maintenance. I wear one strip overnight about once every two to three weeks. I also use a sonicare toothbrush, so this helps to keep my teeth fairly white as well. I have never used them as directed, one strip from 2 hours to over night for five nights, so I can only tell you that they work very well for what I need. My teeth are noticeably whitened the morning after I wear them and it is the level of whitening that I am looking for. That being said, I don't think that you will regret trying them. I have tried the Cr*st whitening strips that are twice the price and they were not even close to the same quality as these. The strips are much thicker and immediately seem to bond to your teeth.
1165530
I use trays all the time wile whitening, leave them in for about 30 mins morning and then before bed
1986947
I've always worn the strips for about 4 hours, not longer, so i'm not sure if the whitening differs with longer wear time.
776068
No Very strong damaging to my gums despite following instructions. Gums sore for one week and discolored I sent back and bought crest white strips professional they are improved and stay on teeth very well
1180949
Not at all. My gums were sore and scratched from the hard plastic guards. After you boil and cut the ends off to fit your mouth, the rounded edges on the ends are gone. There are blood stains are my pillow from the drooling because these guards did not fit correctly. The plackers guard has allowed my gums to heal. I wear the thin strip on my bottom teeth just because it feels more comfortable for me. It took me one night to get accustomed to the new, very-much-smaller mouth guard and it is never tight. I can lay on my stomach with my hand under my mouth or on my side with my hand under my chin and I can't even feel the plastic strip. It stays in place throughout the entire night. Hope this helps. Not at all. My gums were sore and scratched from the hard plastic guards. After you boil and cut the ends off to fit your mouth, the rounded edges on the ends are gone. There are blood stains are my pillow from the drooling because these guards did not fit correctly. The plackers guard has allowed my gums to heal. I wear the thin strip on my bottom teeth just because it feels more comfortable for me. It took me one night to get accustomed to the new, very-much-smaller mouth guard and it is never tight. I can lay on my stomach with my hand under my mouth or on my side with my hand under my... » Read More Not at all. My gums were sore and scratched from the hard plastic guards. After you boil and cut the ends off to fit your mouth, the rounded edges on the ends are gone. There are blood stains are my pillow from the drooling because these guards did not fit correctly. The plackers guard has allowed my gums to heal. I wear the thin strip on my bottom teeth just because it feels more comfortable for me. It took me one night to get accustomed to the new, very-much-smaller mouth guard and it is never tight. I can lay on my stomach with my hand under my mouth or on my side with my hand under my chin and I can't even feel the plastic strip. It stays in place throughout the entire night. Hope this helps. « Show Less
1165531
Twice a week. I would not leave them on more than 20 minutes first time. I left mine on 30 minutes twice a week after I knew my teeth would not hurt. If you left them on to long believe me you will know.
2029672
I typically wear them overnight. I do not wear them for more than one night in a row because they can cause tooth sensitivity
2029669
You either wear them overnight or for two hours. It takes at least two hours for you to actually be able to get them off your teeth as they adhere really well! Overnight seems like a better choice because it is longer, but I found that my teeth were to sensitive for that amount of time. Two hours worked great for me!
752489
I wish I could answer your question Theodore, but I don't have false teeth. I would venture to say that these may not bother false teeth. You place it firmly against the roof of your mouth for roughly 10 seconds and it stays in place all night. It has been a great aid in reducing my dry mouth overnight. I take 9 meds/day and more than half of them give me dry mouth.
1606267
I brush it on my teeth and leave it overnight. My dentist said if the sensitivity is bad than I should use it in the morning also, but don't eat or drink anything for 30 minutes after use. I hope this helps!
16713
Wow are you serious? I leave mine on all night and take them out in the morning. Is this why my teeth sting when I do this?Typically about 7 hours. Is this wrong? I often get comments on how white my teeth are though.
516285
I bought retainers which keeps Teeth from shifting around after braces have been removed
1048693
I apply the strips for about 30 minutes before I brush my teeth at night. After I take them off, I rinse my mouth out with water (just to get most of the gummy stuff out) and then brush my teeth as normal. I use Sensodyne toothpaste. The whole routine works really well!
1180948
No. The thin strip is not uncomfortable in my mouth. These night guards are as close to you can get to having nothing in your mouth at all, and still have your teeth protected. It seems impossible to me that these things stay in place in my mouth all night long... but they do!