supersmile Professional Whitening System Review

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(More customer reviews)I have never felt comfortable applying those paint-on teeth whiteners where you have to force your mouth into unnatural and scary looking positions for several minutes. I don't have the patience to keep my darn lips off my teeth for 10 seconds never mind two entire minutes. It's a torturous procedure for lazy me and though I've bought several of those paint-on kits I've never made it more than 3 days in a row before throwing in the towel and resigning myself to a life of coffee-stained choppers.
When I read an add for this stuff hawked by the likes of Danny Aiello (I kid you not) and "jet setters worldwide", which claimed all you had to do was brush your teeth (heck, even I can do that), I couldn't resist. This product is pricey and when it arrived I was a bit surprised by the itty bitty tubes and the weird directions which instructed me to use it on a dry toothbrush. However, I had already shelled out my cash and my teeth weren't exactly what they used to be so I gave it a go.
Per the instructions I applied just a pea sized drop of the toothpaste and another pea sized drop of the accelerator (which they say must be used with their toothpaste in order to work but, hmmm, I wonder . . .) and proceeded to gently scrub each tooth in a circular motion until the timer informed me that two minutes had passed. This wasn't nearly as difficult as attempting to keep my teeth dry for the same length of time! This two minute brushing, they say, should be done at least twice a day but after a few days I sometimes "forgot" the nighttime step and settled for a quick brushing with just the toothpaste out of pure exhaustion.
After just a few days I noticed a definite difference. My teeth felt very clean and were at least a shade whiter. Now, several weeks later I'm still using this stuff (it lasts forever because you don't have to use all that much) and my coffee stains are gone. My teeth are noticeably whiter but not that scary, blinding "Zoom" white that looks like you've just spent a months salary bleaching your teeth.
I highly recommend this if you have moderate staining and some extra cash. It's not something I'll buy on a regular basis but since there's no way I'm giving up coffee it is something I'll most likely need to use again.

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Crest Premium White Strips, 28 Count Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a dentist who recommends Crest-brand White Strips to my patients becasue they do work to whiten teeth. However, they have to be used correctly and I recommend that you follow the directions exactly as specified inside the box.
1. First brush your teeth with a wet toothbrush to remove the layer of plaque (toothpaste is unnecessary). Rinse your teeth well with water. Tooth enamel has pores, and the pores need to be open for the chemical to penetrate.
2. Use the strips as directed on the box. The instructions will tell you to bleach twice a day for 30-minutes a time. The inner part of the strip has a chemical called hydrogen peroxide; (in-office, or dentist-assisted dental whitening uses a 15-35% version of the same chemical) that causes the stains inside your teeth to be oxidized and turn white. Applying the strips has a small learning curve as you will probably bend or fold a couple of them before you get the technique down.
2. Leave the strips on for the time recommended in the instructions and do not overbleach your teeth, as this leads to sensitivity.
Disadvantages
1. Hydrogen Peroxide can "burn" your gums. If you notice a burning sensation when you use the product, it is the chemical oxidizing (or burning) your gums (it will turn them white with a minor chemical burn). Depending on how severe the burning is, it may cause you to want to stop the treatment. It is OK to stop the treatment for a day or two to let the gums heal. Once they are healed, resume treatment with the White Strips. Try to not get the strip on your gums.
2. Your teeth may become senstiive during the week treatment time. Try to tolerate the sensitivity if it is mild, but if more severe, take a day or two off to let the teeth settle down and then pick up where you left off. You may notice much more sensitivity to cold water, ice cream, etc. The peroxide causes an inflamation of the inner pulp, or nerve center of the tooth and makes the teeth very sensitive to biting or cold drinks or foods. If your teeth become too sensitive, back off on the strips until the sensitivity is gone before resuming bleaching.
3. The strips only cover your front teeth, so only your front teeth will bleach. You may notice the distinct difference between the back (unbleached) teeth and the front (bleached) teeth. Since most people notice the front 6 teeth anyway, this is not a big deal. However, if you have a wide toothy smile, you may want to have a dentist make you a tray that will hold the chemical on the back teeth to whiten them too.
4. The bleaching effect works best on yellow stains. If your stains are due to tetracycline (brownish grey stains in a band on your teeth, your best bet is to have a dentist whiten your teeth as the dentist will use a tray to hold a more concentrated form of the chemical on your teeth for a longer period of time.
Now comes the confusing part: Crest White Strips come in 4 different packages, each a bit different than the others. The main difference is in the strength of the hydrogen peroxide, and the price. The higher the dose of hydrogen peroxide, the most costly the product package. Here are the 4 packages: 1. Crest White Strips Classic (6% hydrogen peroxide, 14-day treatment). 2. Crest White Strips Premium (10% hydrogen peroxide, 7-day treatment). 3. Crest White Strips Premium Plus (10% hydrogen peroxide, and has 12 additional strips). 4. Crest White Strips Renewal (9.5% hydrogen peroxide). The cheapest method (at around 25 dollars, is the Crest Classic Whitestrips, but it takes 2 weeks to complete the treatment). Premium and Premium Pro are both 10% peroxide formulations, work in 7-10 days, and the "Premuim-Plus" gives you 12 additional strips. I am not sure why Crest recently came out with "Renewal", as it is a 9.5% hydrogen peroxide formulation which is not significantly different from the 10% concentration. Leave it to the manufacturer to confuse the consumer!
Crest White Strips work for the vast majority of people. Younger people with yellow stains seem to respond better than older people or those with gray stains. White Strips don't work as fast as a dentist-made custom tray bleaching, (or in-office bleaching) but over time, you will get a result that will be close to that of a dentist, and you will save money too.
I recommend starting with with either the Classic or the Premium-Pro. The Classic works in 2 weeks and is about $1.80 a day. The Premium Pro works in 10 days and is about $2 dollars a day. The Premium and Premium Pro are likely to give you more sensitivity than the Classic.
If you are not satisfied with the results and still want whiter teeth, you can then see your dentist for a more concentrated form of bleaching using a custom-tray system or in-office bleaching. This is much more expensive, but the concentration of hydrogen peroxide is much higher and this tends to work better on stubbornly-stained teeth.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig, DDS


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Crest 2 Hour Express Whitestrips and 3D White Rinse Review

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(More customer reviews)It's a box of four sets of whitening strips. It seems to suggest that this OTC whitening strip finally contains enough concentration to whiten enough in merely 2 hours that the effect will last 3 months, as the box suggests that it's good for a year's supply. Typically over the counter whitening strips doesn't contain nearly high enough concentration of peroxides, that only after multiple and frequent applications will any results start to show. I wonder if this is different.
Application is painless. It doesn't even suggest brushing your teeth first (in fact it recommends that you don't brush your teeth immediately before application). The whitening strips has a relatively thick layer of gel, and the substrate film material is very pliable yet durable. Its purpose is trying to simulate a dental office treatment, where your teeth will be immersed in a tray of (highly concentrated) peroxide gel/mud. It stuck to my teeth with little effort and dexterity. Within minutes, my teeth was engulfed in a bubbly peroxide bath.
Having this on feels a bit strange in the mouth, and I talked like I had a big tongue, but I tried to carry on as normal. It stuck to the teeth very well, despite my biting right over the strips and licking them. The bubbly area also largely stayed put, and little disturbed by saliva and movement of the lips and tongue. Bubbly substance does seep out in the form of thick gooey film(or it's just a mixture of saliva and gel substrate). My teeth felt the effects: I wouldn't call it discomfort, but after 5 minutes I started feeling something is happening to my teeth, though it's very slight (and probably depends on people's sensitivities).
Taking it off after two hours was easy: just rip it off. I deliberately left a few teeth half covered to see if there are any before/after differences. I noticed that many of my teeth developed white marble-like patterns, or probably what the instruction referred to as "white spots". It seems to develop around areas where the teeth's surface may have imperfections and crack lines. It's said to eventually go away and I believe it.
Thus interestingly, while I wasn't expecting much effects, it seems to have done something. Alas, the experimental tooth where I left half uncovered didn't reveal much difference between the treated and untreated area, other than the marble pattern of white lines that formed on the surface of many treated teeth. I probably have deep coloration problems that cannot be treated by surface oxidation through a moderate peroxide concentration? Anyway, in other words, it didn't work all that much for me.
That said, those white marks on my teeth suggests that the strips did contain a decent amount of peroxide concentration to at least show its effects in two hours, which is on the faster end of average home treatment strips. I had my friend try it and it didn't seem to make that much difference for her either, however.
Therefore, while the active ingredient seems to be layered on thicker and more concentrated than average, it still doesn't seem to whiten that much for us. I wonder if more applications will help, but certainly not at only 4 times a year or once every 3 months. It's probably not strong enough to give off that much lasting effect with such infrequent use.

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Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving Strips, Clean Mint Flavor, 56-Count Strips Review

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(More customer reviews)This product is wonderful and I have tried many whitening products. It also gives you fresh breath. Here is a trick for the cheap - use one strip for the top AND bottom. Just look in the mirror, smile with teeth touching and stick one on. In about 10 seconds, open your mouth and youve got a strip on top and bottom.

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GoSmile Touch Up Refills Mint-licious On-The-Go Smile Refresher, 30 ampoules Review

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(More customer reviews)Great product-a whole lot cheaper than the expensive stuff (same stuff) shown on a cruise.

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GoSmile Go All Out Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I used this product and found that they work as well as the ordinary crest whitestrips I've used in the past. But the crest whitestrips were a fraction of the cost of the gosmile kit. The only plus of the GoSmile Kit is that it is more convenient. No strips, no 30 minutes needed, just apply and go. If convenience is really important to you and you have the money to spare, I would get the GoSmile kit. Otherwise, save some money and just get the whitestrips from your local store!

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Opalescence PF 10% Teeth Whitening 4pk (Latest Product) Review

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(More customer reviews)No longer live in Downtown Chicago, but I still use this product suggested by my old dentist there. I had none of the problems others report, but perhaps that's because my dentist said to:
(1) Go easy on the gel. One small dot -- a little dab will do ya -- on each "tooth" impression in your tight-fitting tray. Then when you put the tray into your mouth, gently push on each "tooth" so that the tray/gel sticks to your tooth. Too much means the gel oozes up and hits your gums, which DOES make them white and sore.
(2) Don't leave 'em on too long. I did 30 minutes I think -- watched a TV show -- and could do that maybe twice a day, tho can't remember if I did shorter stints at first to get used to them.
(3) IMPORTANT! After tray/gel come out, immediately brush your teeth with a non-flouride toothpaste (we've got little kids, so that was easy). My dentist says that it "re-mineralizes" the teeth, which might seal them again and/or cut down on the sensitivity. Has to be NON-flouride toothpaste, tho.
(4) Other hints/insights:
+ Store unused/extra syringes in the fridge to make 'em last longer. It should take a while to go thru four of these, and room temps can cut the potency.
+ I worry about safety of whitening, too, tho know that because of concerns about chlorination -- that hydrogen peroxide is MUCH safer than the chlorine that's in all sorts of bleach.

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Philip B. Hairbrush Cleaner Review

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(More customer reviews)I was actually looking for a product like this. My boar and nylon bristle bushes are looking nasty, and I couldn't figure out how to clean them. Unfortunately, this doesn't clean my brushes very well or make them look brand new again as claimed. It only works a little better to clean my brushes, but it's not that big of a difference. I wouldn't recommend this.

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Crest 3D White Whitestrips With Advanced Seal Professional Effects Enamel Safe Dental Whitening Kit, 20-count box Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a great candidate for the use of whitening strips since my teeth are naturally less than a perfect white. I gave up coffee for health reasons but also hoped it would improve the color of my teeth. They did improve somewhat but not nearly as much as I would have liked. I've tried the whitening toothpastes and rinses out there with negligible to average results at best.
Which brings us to Crest White Strips. When I finally bit the bullet and decided to go the whitening strip route I was pleasantly surprised with the results. I wasn't prepared to spend the kind of money it takes to get whitening done at a dentist's office and my dental insurance doesn't cover whitening. So Crest Strips turned out to be a great do-it-yourself alternative.
I will admit that my expectations for the strips were perhaps a bit too great to start. I was anticipating a noticeable change in three days as the package indicates. I did see some difference but it wasn't as dramatic as I hoped. However, after talking to friends who've used whitening strips, I decided to quit over-analyzing the process and just go with the program. By doing so I found the end results to be very satisfactory. Although spending 30 minutes a day with this film stuck to my teeth took some getting used to, in the end it wasn't a horrible process.
I followed the regimen to the letter and after a full carton of strips, I have to say my teeth were indeed noticeably whiter. They are still not as white as I'd like them to be, but they are certainly improved from where they were when I began using the strips. I plan to do another regimen and see where that takes me. If you're willing to put $50 into a whiter smile, Crest White Strips is a great choice. I can't say how effective they are compared to other brands since I've never used them, but I am satisfied with the results I got for the price of a box of strips. That's all anyone can ask.

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Crest® 3D White™ Professional Effects Whitestrips® Provide Professional Level Whitening. Whitening results that lasts up to 12 months. Featuring Advanced Seal Technology, these no-slip Whitestrips allow you to talk, drink water and go about your day while you whiten with no sticky mess. Use for 30 minutes, once a day for a stand-out smile. Plus, you'll start seeing results after just 3 days. Full results after completion of kit.

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