Anyone else tried this?

Months ago at my last dental check-up, I asked my dentist about whitening my teeth. Because I was given tetrecycline in my baby days, I have rings on my teeth. My dentist didnt offer much hope for getting my teeth brighter, whiter - and said that the rings were impossible to lighten.

Regardless of what he said, I decided to give the Crest white strips a chance.

Much cheaper then what the dentist quoted me for an office job - and he couldnt assure me a positive result going through his office. My thought is.. Id rather lose 30 buckies - then 500!

Im here to tell you, Im impressed with these strips! :biggrin1:

Only thing, when I apply the strips, I spit several times to avoid swallowing the gel. Ive noticed that it bothers my tummy.

If I wouldve been smart, I wouldve done a before and after.

Anyway, I just thought Id share my joyous news.

I had a co-worker who had those rings and she had her teeth whitened in the dentists office. It was a huge difference! She didn't have any idea that they could do it until he offered. Granted her teeth weren't pearly white but compared to what they were, it was amazing!

That's great the strips are working. I've always wanted to try something but am a big chicken. :biggrin1:

I agree with you about the Crest White Strips (and so does my dentist!)

I spoke with him about two years ago about getting the in-office whitning procedure. He told me to go out and buy the Crest White Strips instead. He said that while he would love the fee, he couldn't recommend it for me as the difference I would notice between the strips and the in-office procedure would be minimal at best.

Have I mentioned how much I love my dentist? And my pearly whites... :eek:

I bought a couple packs of these and tried them for 3 days. I was swallowing too much of the gel and it made my stomach hurt. :eek:

I bought (for my mother, she wanted it but didn't want to lose the $ if it sucked) the whitener where you put the little blue led light in your mouth. I dount the blue LED has anything to do with it, but it actually made a difference. Of course, word to the wise -- don't do this within about 6 hours of having to go out. The peroxide or whatever it is makes your gums white, and it takes several hours to go away (kind of like if you dab perozide on your skin, it will "bleach" the skin temporarily... I was folling around with perozide as a kid once and REALLY freaked out my parents this way!)

They make my teeth sensitive!! Air, liquid, hot cold, They kill my teeth. I can do every other day or every 3 days but not daily. I wonder if you get the same result doing it less frequent.

They make my teeth sensitive!! Air, liquid, hot cold, They kill my teeth. I can do every other day or every 3 days but not daily. I wonder if you get the same result doing it less frequent.

I used the Walmart brand - first. And STOPPED using it cause of this (making my teeth too sensitive).

I took a break then bought the brand name. So far, no problem!

Im inconsistant with the treatments. Ill apply 2 treatments one after the other, then not apply another treatment for a week or more - until I noticed a little color on my teeth.