Question:
Has anyone had their teeth whitened by a dentist?
Was it successful?
Worth the money?
How long should it last?
Answer:
I started to do this with the dentist, they take a mold of your
teeth to create a tray that you fill with bleaching material, and
wear overnight or long periods of the day. Takes something like
30-90 days or so.
My problem was the bleaching material made my teeth *extremely*
sensitive and painful. The weaker stuff was slightly better, and
using fluoride paste afterwards sometimes helped, but overall I
stopped trying to use it because of the pain.
I have no idea how many people suffer from this reaction, but I
was wondering if the "1 visit" whitening places were worth looking
into myself.
I cannot ascertain from that response what you are trying
to say.
You being sarcastic or something? My question was sincere.
I had real problems with the tray/gel whitening system I
tried. I thought the "one-visit" thing might be a better
alternative for me. You agree or disagree?
I am not doing this because I want "perfect looking teeth as
quick as possible", I need some restorations on my front
teeth and my dentist suggested bleaching prior so the restorative
work doesn't end up mismatching later.
Price is not the issue, if the alternative is feeling like
my head is going to fall off from pain as a result of teeth-
whitening.
Yes, how would one justify sitting in front of a sunlamp for one hour and paying someone else (the dental assistant, not even the
dentist) $800?
It is worth looking into by the DENTIST!
