How Do Whitening Strips Work and What Are the Best Alternatives?
A year ago, the dentist and I agreed that I should whiten my teeth, since there seemed to be a slight discoloration on a few of them.
He suggested using a bleach tray.
This process involved getting a cast of my upper and lower teeth, and applying a chemical an hour a day.
The process was torturous! The dentist had to get an impression of my teeth, by jamming a soft pliable substance in my mouth and told to bite down on it for a period of time.
It was a gagging nightmare! After they made the cast of my teeth, it was ready to use.
The pre-molded tray required me to slosh a teeth whitening gel and then put it in my mouth.
It was almost as almost as horrible as when making it.
I resorted to what I should have done in the first place, using a whitening strip.
These tiny strips of whiteners are a blessing compared to what I experienced before, and I mean it.
The strips are coated with hydrogen peroxide whitener and intended to be worn over time between 7 to 14 days depending on the percentage of the whitener on the strips.
The higher the percentage, the less days worn.
What is also nice compared to the cast tray I used is that the whitening strips are less noticeable, and do not cause any type of gag reflex, which I experienced due to the tray.
Teeth whiteners are thin, supple pieces of plastic that have been covered on one side with the peroxide.
The strip is the means in which you will be using to whiten your teeth.
The teeth whitener works by applying the whitening strip across your teeth, and then softly press onto the area that you want treated.
Usually you will have them on for around 30 - 45 minutes, two times a day.
There are two kinds of strips you will find in the box, one is specially shaped for the upper teeth, the other is for the lower.
To achieve the full effect of the whitening product; you should finish the complete treatment, which means all strips used that are in the box.
There are many products out there, all of them better than the experience I had with the bleaching trays.
It is a great process to get a much desired result, a mouth full of beautiful, clean, and blindingly, bright white teeth.
He suggested using a bleach tray.
This process involved getting a cast of my upper and lower teeth, and applying a chemical an hour a day.
The process was torturous! The dentist had to get an impression of my teeth, by jamming a soft pliable substance in my mouth and told to bite down on it for a period of time.
It was a gagging nightmare! After they made the cast of my teeth, it was ready to use.
The pre-molded tray required me to slosh a teeth whitening gel and then put it in my mouth.
It was almost as almost as horrible as when making it.
I resorted to what I should have done in the first place, using a whitening strip.
These tiny strips of whiteners are a blessing compared to what I experienced before, and I mean it.
The strips are coated with hydrogen peroxide whitener and intended to be worn over time between 7 to 14 days depending on the percentage of the whitener on the strips.
The higher the percentage, the less days worn.
What is also nice compared to the cast tray I used is that the whitening strips are less noticeable, and do not cause any type of gag reflex, which I experienced due to the tray.
Teeth whiteners are thin, supple pieces of plastic that have been covered on one side with the peroxide.
The strip is the means in which you will be using to whiten your teeth.
The teeth whitener works by applying the whitening strip across your teeth, and then softly press onto the area that you want treated.
Usually you will have them on for around 30 - 45 minutes, two times a day.
There are two kinds of strips you will find in the box, one is specially shaped for the upper teeth, the other is for the lower.
To achieve the full effect of the whitening product; you should finish the complete treatment, which means all strips used that are in the box.
There are many products out there, all of them better than the experience I had with the bleaching trays.
It is a great process to get a much desired result, a mouth full of beautiful, clean, and blindingly, bright white teeth.
