Advice on Teeth Whitening Discussion Thread

Toothsmith

Do you have a regular dentist?

It's surprising what a good clean up from a hygienist can do to the appearence of your teeth.

brook2jack

Pearl drops daily? No no no. All of these things work by rubbing away the stain. Pearl drops is a bit like scouring powder, it will not only grind away the stain but used for long enough will wear away enamel along with the stain causing permanent damage. If you absolutely must use no more than once a week otherwise your teeth will become progressively more sensitive to hit and cold as the enamel gets thinner and thinner.

Mouthwash does nothing for your mouth other than tasting nice. Some mouthwashes with chlorhexidine such as corsodyl actually stain your teeth brown.

brook2jack

Ps most whitening kits sold on eBay etc are illegal and potentially damaging. Which led a campaign last year to stop eBay and amazon advertising these kits and though it worked for a while eBay say it is impossible to police effectively. Many people have permanent damage from using Internet kits, after all is it a sensible idea to buy a potentially illegal substance off the Internet ,trusting a stranger, and putting unknown chemicals on one of the most sensitive and delicate parts if your body?

VfM4meplse

brook2jack wrote: »

Some mouthwashes with chlorhexidine such as corsodyl actually stain your teeth brown.

Esp if you are a lover of tea / coffee / red wine...anything with tannins really!

lovebooks_2

My ex uses Chrest whitening kits. Not easily available here, although I've managed to get them from Amazon (not allowed now), and ebay.

Work a treat. Need to make sure its genuine though.

brook2jack

lovebooks wrote: »

My ex uses Chrest whitening kits. Not easily available here, although I've managed to get them from Amazon (not allowed now), and ebay.

Work a treat. Need to make sure its genuine though.

And other than going to America and buying it yourself how do you ensure it's genuine? It is illegal to sell crest whitening strips in the UK, the EU ,NZ and Australia. Coincidentally if you search the web you will find there is a market for wholesale unboxed strips. I wonder where the boxes are coming from?
How much can you trust an Internet shop providing a product that is illegal in this country? Enough to put unknown chemicals into your mouth?

Many of these suppliers are back room operators who run so professionally they are reduced to asking questions on Internet law sites on how to try to get over the illegality of what they're doing and how to get round google etc banning their ads read through this http://www.justanswer.com/uk-law/3xqzj-uk-website-www-crestwhitestrips-co-uk-technically.html

gamingplay

brook2jack sounds like an angry dentist! Which is a competitor to other whitening companies. think about it, you can whiten your teeth with home kits. who need dentists? I am sure they didn't go to uni for 7 years to learn how to do teeth whitening. it's not rocket science you know.

1) gel on your teeth
2) light on
3) White Teeth! Come on, a child can do this

4)Don't take advice from Brook2jack, you will waste your money going to the dentist and will thank me fore it. This is money saving expert and companies like allwhite3000 will save you money with a good result.

P.S dental council get paid from dentist to protect them. don't be fool people, they are not the public's pocket, they are protecting the dentists and make sure they earn as much money from you as possible.

brook2jack

I am not quite as angry as members of the public whose teeth and health have been permanently damaged by illegal whitening or by the British association of beauticians and cosmetologists who represent thousands of beauticians who are helping in the prosecution of illegal whiteners and withdrew insurance for whitening after over 80 cases of people suing beauticians due to permanent damage to their teeth or health.
http://news.sky.com/home/article/1293614

I am sure people will make up their own minds on putting potentially dangerous chemicals in a very delicate part of their mouth and I'm sure they will thank you for resurrecting an old thread.

One last thing the BBC expose above of this company is slightly out of date. As there has now been a successful prosecution of a whitening clinic the legal position is perfectly clear what these salons are doing is illegal.

brook2jack

One more quote to consider from a conference run with health and safety, trading standards and beauty industry representatives.... I doubt the lady whose asthma was permanently made worse thought that saving money was worth the permanent damage

Quote
"
These conferences were also attended by
representatives of organisations working
very closely with the beauty industry, who
are helping to spread the Council’s
message on tooth whitening to their own
members and other therapists with whom
they have regular contact. This included
the Health and Beauty Industry
Association (HABIA), which advises the
industry on standards and health and
safety. They have now adopted and
published our position on tooth whitening.
The British Association of Beauty
Therapists and Cosmetologists (BABTAC)
spoke of around 80 civil cases involving
their members being sued for damages by
patients who had been adversely affected
by tooth whitening. One such case,
involving the permanent deterioration in a
patient’s asthma due to bleaching,
resulted in an award to the patient of
£16,000 damages for which the tooth
whitening company was held responsible.
The tooth whitening supplier subsequently
went into liquidation"

Toothsmith

gamingplay wrote: »

brook2jack sounds like an angry dentist! Which is a competitor to other whitening companies. think about it, you can whiten your teeth with home kits. who need dentists? I am sure they didn't go to uni for 7 years to learn how to do teeth whitening. it's not rocket science you know.

1) gel on your teeth
2) light on
3) White Teeth! Come on, a child can do this

4)Don't take advice from Brook2jack, you will waste your money going to the dentist and will thank me fore it. This is money saving expert and companies like allwhite3000 will save you money with a good result.

P.S dental council get paid from dentist to protect them. don't be fool people, they are not the public's pocket, they are protecting the dentists and make sure they earn as much money from you as possible.

It's been a while since I've read SUCH a poorly informed (or written) post!

Hilarious!