Teeth whitening alternatives
Any suggestions please?? Sometimes I want to cry looking at my teeth. I'm scared to use white strips on them. I tried it once and towards the end of the 20 mins they hurt. And didn't feel right after that. But I can't think of any other good alternatives. :( all I want are nice bright WHITE teeth.
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I've been using lemon juice with baking soda and it's doing the trick. But you're not supposed to use it every day. Once or twice a month. I'm also doing some research on the blk diamond charcoal products. Everyone says the little black particles get stuck in your gums and are hard to get out. I don't really mind that if it works. My issue is every person who's made a video on the charcoal method had bright white teeth already. I'm not convinced yet. You should hit up YouTube.
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Blinding white teeth are not normal. If you watch TV footage or music videos from the 70s-80s...off white is the norm and even dentists factor in individual shades of white when making dental work.
IMO get a dental cleaning (they're cheap or free at some clinics) and ask the dentist what is your best move. The problem with OTC products for whitening is- some are abrasive and will leave your dental enamel worse off in the long run...which is costly to treat and leads to tooth decay.
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I went ahead and got no-prep veneers, you can have them less blindingly white (they are custom color) and they're individually sculpted. You have to update them every 5 - 7 years or so, but other than that they are pretty care free.
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I went ahead and got no-prep veneers, you can have them less blindingly white (they are custom color) and they're individually sculpted. You have to update them every 5 - 7 years or so, but other than that they are pretty care free.
Lumineers?
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Anyone doing the coconut oil pull swish? Five minutes a day is suppose to help.
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Lumineers?
No - I didn't want any etching. Mine were custom sculpted - they call them no prep because they don't have to alter your enamel. Quick, easy. They don't last as long but every 5 years is long enough for me.
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I use whitening mouthwash - Listerine, & Rembrandt. Altho not consistently.
My teeth are highly sensitive.
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Not going to do a lot else, I need a crown, bone graft" e eventually implants
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Vyanka
Anyone doing the coconut oil pull swish? Five minutes a day is suppose to help.
I will do coconut oil pulling (15 minutes, it takes forever) followed by a hydrogen peroxide swish. I think my teeth look clean, whiter, and brighter.
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I found out a lot of older people who rely on their appearances to get work (actors, musicians, salespeople) eventually do veneers. However, this is a pretty involved process and not to be done by any "hack" dentist.
There are great border clinics in the US Southwest that do better work than some local to the United States dentists, but you have to take time off of work to travel there and get it done in one vacation period.