Any advice or tips on getting teeth whitened by a dentist?
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I would advise getting your teeth whitened if you really want it. I think it helps with self esteem. I am currently going through the process of having my teeth whitened has well. They are using a process called zoom whitening and it's all done in one afternoon visit. It lasts a lifetime. It is quite expensive ($500.00 probably depending on where you are) and insurance companies will not pay for it. However the end result is well worth the expense.\nI hope this helps
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Use Crest Whitestrips!!! I have been using them yearly since they came out a few years ago... They have turned my teeth from almost the worst color yellow they can get (due to very bad dental hygene when I was younger) to the bright white like most models on the commercials...and they are only $20...that is sooo cheap for waht they can do for someones confidence!!! I have been getting compliments ever since I had gone through just half of a box!!!.......oh and if u do buy them make sure you buy the original ones in the cheap box...all of the other kinds Crest has out do the exact same thing (not one is better than the other!) the reason I say to buy the original ones is because they are the cheapest!!!
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Whitening your teeth won't change the shade of your fillings. Your best bet is to have the fillings changed, but if your insurance doesn't cover that...then you may want to hold off on the teeth whitening. For now, why not ask your dentist if you can just get the trays done, and that way you can wear the trays with bleaching gel. The process is much more gradual, which will get you the results of "teeth whitening procedures" but in a longer amount of time. That way you can also watch the progress. You may be happy with that instead.
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Contact a dentist that carries the Nite White system.  They will make custom fitted trays that allow for better whitening than any of the strips that you can buy. (The strips are OK, but they move around on your teeth while wearing them, and don't whiten anywhere near as well.)  You put the whitening gel in the trays and wear them anywhere from one hour to overnight, depending on the strength of the gel.  You will see dramatic results in about two weeks.
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If you are wanting a low cost way of whitening your teeth try this 2-3 times a week....\n1st- brush your teeth with salt. moisten your toothbrush and put salt in your hand and dab your toothbrush into it. brush your teeth very well.\n2nd- get rid of any excess fluid in your mouth, but don't spit out the salt.\n3rd- gargle with hydrogen peroxide for about 1-2 min.\nLastly- after rinsing your toothbrush well, brush your teeth with regular toothpaste.\n\nA dentist gave me this tip and it really works!
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i kno this from experience CREST IS WHITENING STRIPS THE BOMB man i surprised my friends when i got bak from vacation because my teeth were so much more whiter!!! i have tried everything else besides this and nothing else works as well
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Homemade Teeth Whiteners\n\nWhitener / Cleanser - 1\nBaking soda, 1 teaspoon\nHydrogen peroxide, a few drops\nMix the two ingredients and use as a paste on your teeth and gums two times a week.\n\nTooth Whitener / Cleanser - 2\nBaking soda, 3 teaspoon\nTable salt, 1 teaspoon\nMix the two ingredients and use as a tooth powder.\n\nWarning\nYou should never use lemon/lime juice for teeth whitening. Chewable vitamin C tablets with or without sugar are acidic and are a hazard for not only children’s teeth but also to adult's teeth. Do not use lemon juice for whitening because vitamin C will cause the teeth to lose calcium, damaging teeth quicker than anything else.
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How about $6 for very white teeth?  I have used "Dr. George's Dental White", and people actually ask me about my teeth and how I did it.\n\nI recommend just buying the "refill" and swishing it around in your mouth for 15 min every few days.  I do it while I'm in the shower.\n\nYou can buy the product in some drugstores or here:\n\nhttp://www.drgeorges.com/buy-teeth-whitening-online.asp
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Try brushing your teeth with a combination of equal parts wood ash, lemon juice, and plain table salt! If you can stand the taste, your teeth will be much whiter!! Don't swallow the salty water, and don't do this if you are on a sodium free diet. \nHappy smiles!\nMayaLisa
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You can try using ponds whitening cream.  I find it cheap yet very effective
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1.  ngredients: bicarbonate of soda\nInstructions: bicarbonate of soda, not bakin soda that is different, brush your teeth, helps to remove calculate too, so then use dental floss, and then use your normal toothpaste, i do it every 15 days. because i smoke help me to keep my teeth white!\n\n2.  I used to have really yellow teeth from drinking so much coca-cola. I bought teeth whitening stuff from stores, but they wouldn't work. I looked on the ingrediants to see what was in it, and I saw hydrogen peroxide. So I took a swig of hydrogen peroxide, and swirled it around my mouth, (just like mouthwash) and left it in for a minute. I saw a difference in just 2 days!\n\n3. My grandmother's home remedy for teeth whitening is as follows:\n\nmix on small plate the following\n1 tsp baking soda\ndash of salt\nthen add a few drops of white vinegar, which will foam.\n\nThen brush with toothpaste afterwards.\n\nIt works great! I've used this for last forty years.\n\n\n4.  Pour a little bit of hyrdogen peroxide on your toothbrush and then put some baking soda on top then just brush your teeth with it. Rinse your mouth when your done. (Note: it tastes really bad and do not swallow!!!)\n\n5.  Rub the inside of an orange peel on the teeth.\n\n6.  Believe it or not...strawberries will whiten your teeth. Rub fresh strawberry on your teeth daily and watch. A strawberry may also be mashed and applied with a tooth brush. \n\n7.  hey its as simple as 100% Apple Cider Vingar brush your teeth in this not only does it help to whiten your teeth your going to think you been to have them cleaned. Safe and sanitary\n\n8.  eating lots of apples especially after a meal really helped whiten my teeth\n\n\nhope some of those help!!!
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teeth are LESS white due to coffee, tea, smoking, red wine, and just food.   So AFTER bleaching, if you do any of these, your teeth will darken up a bit.   \n\nI give my patients the bleaching tray; I've been using the same pack of bleach syringes myself since 2002 (as I only touch mine up ever 3-6 months or so).  That way you can just keep doing it.\n\nIf you need work, be advised...esp if front teeth need white fillings.   If poss, do the bleaching FIRST then the dentist can do the work to MATCH where the bleaching got to.  if you do the white fillings first, and then bleach, your fillings will not lighten!!  you could get the dr to do the fillings really light and then HOPE to bleach the rest of the teeth to that level, but that's a bit shady.\n\n-In office is really expensive cuz you're taking up chair time.  I don't do this, and don't recommend it unless you're like "Oh, i'm getting married next week; what do do?"\n-Trays, I think are the best, as  mentioned above.\n-crest strips are OK; you may notice a difference but not always super dramatic.  they are better for maintaining whitening after you had it done.
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No whitening is permanent but you can help it in lasting longer.  Stay away from smoking, dark colored drinks such as colas, coffee and even tea.  If you nust drink those things use a straw to get it away from the front of your teeth.  The whitestrips are the same as the whitening you will recieve in the dental chair just without the ultra violet light this is why they take longer to do.  Use a whitening tooth paste to follow up each night because all foods can stain if you dont brush properly.
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you can go to the dentist, they have a special technique for whitening theeths. although, this will damage the immunisation of them in the future. the effect is great on spot, but on long term it is not recommended.
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Get ZOOM whitening from the dentist if you can afford it. They use that on all the makeover shows. If you gotta go low budget, use Crest whitening strips....they work too!!! But you have to use them everyday!!
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Your dentist is the way forward, and try using a whitening toothpaste (there are loads on the market). Be very careful of 'natural' tooth whitening tips on the internet - such as using strawberries or other fruit instead of toothpaste - there are a few of these recipes around which claim to whiten teeth but in actual fact the natural sugars in the fruit will take the enamel off your teeth and cause them to rot!\nAlso try and cut out nicotine and caffeine and things like red wine that will consistently stain your teeth. \nThere are treatments you can have done at the dentists if you have money to spare but they are often very expensive.
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There are some really good whitening products available through your dentist.  Opalescence is a good one.  It takes a little longer for tetracycline staining than for regular stains but the wait is worth it.  Some say do veneers but they are expensive and only last 5 to 10 yrs last i heard. We're talking 5to 600 a tooth.