- How long will whitening last?
- The length of time your teeth will stay whiter is influenced by several factors, including how often you drink coffee, tea, dark colas, red wine or smoke. Advanced Vivid & Professional Effects keep your teeth whiter for 12 months. If you are concerned about daily staining, keep your smile look bright and white with 3D White Stain Shield for only 5 minutes a day.
- Can I wear the strips longer than the instructed wear time to get better whitening results?
- We recommend following usage instructions for each product. Longer wear time can result in tooth sensitivity and/or gum discomfort.
Staining, all things you eat, chew, smoke, ingest will stain the teeth. In fact, everything except water.The things mentioned in the first question (Tea, tobacco, coke, betel nut, red wine, berries, coffee, marijuana, and certain medications like tetracycline) are all things that will leave heavy stain if consumed on a regular basis. If you are whitening your teeth or not you can maintain white teeth if you simply brushed after consuming these items within 30 min. After 30 min the stains left become permanent. What your dentists/hygienist do not all ways tell you.
The second answer is a safe answer. However you can get sensitivity even if you follow the instructions. Some people are poor candidates for bleaching (thin enamel, recession, exposed roots, cavities, cracked or chipped teeth, exposed dentin, fluorosis, sensitivity prior to bleaching etc). Bottom line everyone is different and this is not the magic bullet. Does it work. My answer is yes but every whitening product on the market works. They all work do different degrees and different success rates with or without sensitivity for different people. Why, because people are different and have different enamel densities. Fact is overuse of any of these products will lead to sensitivity, sloughing of gum tissue (gingiva), and or weakened enamel making one more susceptible to cavities.
The choice is yours. Do you really want to take on this risk? Are the risks outweighing the benefits of whiter teeth? I do not think so. Another point you have to consider is the systemic affects on the body of you ingesting these chemicals and toxins through your mouth. Is it really worth it? For me? Heck no! Dentistry is however a business, and if you come to me knowing the risks involved, and you do not care, I will proceed to make your teeth as white as you want them. I will charge you for it, then when you come back in pain, and you will. I will charge you again to desensitize you teeth, fix your cracks, cavities, or put white fillings or veneers on for you and charge you for that as well. That crack that could have gotten fixed prior to the bleaching now needs a root canal, possibly a build up and crown as well to stop the pain. I am going to get rich off of your new problems. Is it worth it to you? The choice is still yours.
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