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    Default I just got my teeth whitened

    It is NOT a comfortable procedure! (I did the Zoom). It took an hour, I had drool dripping onto my neck, my jaw was killing me and it felt burny. My teeth started hurting about 30 minutes into it and they are killing me right now. I feel like I've been rubbing lemons on them all day or something.

    On the bright side, my teeth are white as hell. I'm glad I did it but ow!

    (I got it done for $249. I found an ad in the pennysaver.)
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    Oooh cool! That's pretty inexpensive. I want!
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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    i had zoom whitening done and it didnt make enough of a difference for a 500 dolalr procedure it did however make my teeth so sensitive i cried for 2 hours after with shooting pains through my teeth.

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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    ^How long were you in there? My teeth went from the fifth one (about that) on their scale to the whitest on their scale.

    Painful... yes.

    I snapped a picture before they had put the light on. I was much happier in this picture than I was an hour later.
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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    I'm surprised its so painful. It makes me wonder how healthy it is for your teeth. I was planning on getting mine whitened in a few months when I got my braces off.

    I might have to try the whitestrips method first but I really want them drastic white before I have a few veneers put on.

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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    i have sensitive teeth thats why it was so painful for me.

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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    I was just searching for threads on whitening, I really want it done. That is really cheap, I'm going to look it up.

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    AK, from my understanding, it doesn't cause irreparable damage. You're supposed to use a high-floride toothpaste afterwards. They put some floride treatment on my teeth afterwards and they felt a lot better. I'm hoping this insane sensitivity will be gone sometime tomorrow.
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    Before and after pics plz!

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    I can't do anything like this, as just white strips make my teeth painful. I have very sensitive teeth from the many years of intense bulimia I struggled with. I have stripped so much enamel off my teeth it's not funny. Odd thing is on my quest to find SLS free products I found that Sensodyne's Pronamel not only DOES NOT contain SLS, it also has an enamel hardener. I'm hoping this will help my teeth out.

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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    Only $249? That's awesome, I'm really interested in getting it done but I thought it was more like $600. Congrats! I hope your teefies feel better though

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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    it took 48 hours for my teeth to feel better. the worst part were the shooting pains would come out of nowhere.

    from what i understand when you get your teeth whitened it opens up the "pores" in your teeth thats how they become whitened by getting things out that are a bit below the enamal. if you get a lot of whitening done it can cause your theeth damage.

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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    Quote Originally Posted by AmazingKat View Post
    I'm surprised its so painful. It makes me wonder how healthy it is for your teeth. I was planning on getting mine whitened in a few months when I got my braces off.

    I might have to try the whitestrips method first but I really want them drastic white before I have a few veneers put on.
    If your getting veneers watch out for the whitest color. I had them done a couple of years ago and the dentist talked me into the brightest one and I looked like a freak. He changed them to the next one down which looked just as white, just not so bright, if that makes since. They looked awesome and like real teeth with that one.

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    Thanks for the info about the pain. I figure it can't hurt any more than the oral surgeries or combined 6 years of braces (two phases with a break between). I think I'm going to go ahead and do the dentist whitening then. I didn't think they'd do it so willingly if it caused harm.

    I was a bit concerned about getting them super white and then putting on veneers. I definitely don't want the scary fake look. My teeth are very, very yellow from the acne medication I took in middle/high school and the braces. I don't think I could get them freakishly white if I tried. I'm having 4 veneers put on my top, front four teeth mostly because they are very circular instead of squared off. I'll have to post a veneers vs. lumeneers thread as the time grows closer. I'm about 6 months away from finishing a good decade of dental work. I'm so excited to finally have nice teeth and I want them to be perfect after all the pain I've been through.

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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    My teeth were fine this morning so it was just that one day that sucked. I don't have any "before" pictures, really... my teeth weren't yellow (I just wanted them as white as possible without looking like Ross). But, here's an "after" picture.

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    Here are some old pictures, if you can tell the difference. (Lol, I just noticed that I rarely show my teeth in pictures)



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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    They look great! Nice healthy natural white.

    I lol'd about the Ross thing. A couple of friends teased me by calling me Ross after the first set of veeners. They pretty much glowed.

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    I <3 my Lumineers. I got my teeth bleached on the bottom and 6 Lumineers on top. That bleaching is a BEAST. It hurt so bad. I couldn't get the top ones bleached due to root canals I had as a child. And I'm glad. Cuz Zoom should have its name changed to DOOM.

    Painful, painful Doom.

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    I so want!! Looks great.
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    lol @ doom

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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    For others who have had zoom, how long did your teeth stay really white for?

    Bella, your teeth look fab.

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    Bella you are perfect... must touch... lol

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    ^ Get in line...

    Yeah, I fear the pain of the whitening myself. Would like to do it eventually.
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    I really want to do it. But I had no idea it hurt so bad!
    My dentist quoted me $300 but I didn't find out what procedure they use.

    Hmm... Your teeth look so good, I think I might be good with 48 hours of pain.



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    Default Re: I just got my teeth whitened

    Now that the pain is gone, I say, "Woo hoo! Get 'em done if you want!" Just... don't let them charge you more than what I paid. Hunt the pennysaver. Also... don't do it the morning before you work (like I did). Do it on your day off. Go to the appointment drunk, go home and drink (or your poison of choice) and pass out for the rest of the day. Some people feel the pain more than others and I'm going to assume that I was somewhere in the middle. Oh, and stock up on a high floride toothpaste for sensitive teeth before you go. Oh, and bring something to do for that hour or so like a text-buddy or your mp3 player.
    Last edited by Bella21; 05-02-2008 at 10:37 PM.
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