Advice on Teeth Whitening Discussion Thread

brook2jack

TS I think you're being very unfair as gamingplays other post on allwhite3000 this time on a groupon offer on laser hair removal that someone had problems with was even more enlightening.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/42214262#Comment_42214262

Toothsmith

I did read that post, but life just seemed to short to try and understand it. What bad hairdressers and stereo speakers had to do with IPL hair removal, I couldn't work out!

I loved this classic though:-

gamingplay wrote: »

So would you rather have good service and no result or bad service and great result? I'm afraid you can't have both. But I know what I want.

Apparently you can't have good service from people who know what they're doing!

There's a lesson to us all then.

So, I'll be speaking to my staff this afternoon so that we can decide which one we will have to drop.

brook2jack

Don't muck about ... do the sensible thing and have neither.

Toothsmith

brook2jack wrote: »

Don't muck about ... do the sensible thing and have neither.

We're not that good!

brook2jack

And yet more people damaged by illegal teeth whiteners ,posted on another board here in last few days


Originally Posted by babyb20
Recently had my teeth done through Pear National for £69 (groupon voucher) what a load of rubbish. They rented a small room in a building, not very professional. It all seemed rushed, in the end my teeth were patchy and my gums became very blistered and sore. I have tried contacting Pearl National and Groupon and had no reponse. Just be wary, I think you get what you pay for.
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Originally Posted by Mossfarr
IMy overall impression? - not very professional. The 'therapist' was running late and it was just a room in an office building of mixed businesses. I was not asked if I had sensitive teeth and I overheard a conversation between two 'therapists' which made it clear that they had not been professionally trained. It was apparent that one was a 'temp' who had been trained by the other!
My therapist was also complaining that she was allergic to the air-conditioning and her nose & eyes were constantly streaming. Not her fault but a surgical mask would have been nice!!

Toothsmith

Wow - they must have been brilliant!

A truely abysmal level of service, which therefore equals remarkable ability.

pollypenny

In the past, I have posted praise for Listerine whitening strips, only available in the USA.

I was shocked to find, on my recent trip, that they are nowhere to be found. Listerine mouthwash has been linked to oral cancer, so maybe the strips have been compromised too.

Toothsmith

Listerine M/W is linked to oral cancer through it's alcohol content. Alcohol consumption has been a known risk factor in oral cancer for ages. So any M/W with alcohol in has the same potential problem.

No-one really knows whether the risk of alcohol comes from it's effect locally (through touching the surfaces of the mouth & throat frequently) or through a systemic effect (the alcohol affecting the body to start off a cancer in the mouth & throat) or whether it's a lifestyle effect of the people who partake in a lot of alcohol (Poor diet, lack of self care).

Obviously, mouthwash use would only be a risk factor if the problem was the first one. But there is certainly a growing body of evidence to suggest it might be.

So Whitestrips haven't been withdrawn for any cancer-scare reasons. Probably just because they are not a good product!

SparkyG

A question for our dentists please:

I know certain toothpastes have been mentioned on this board as being too abrasive and wearing enamel away with regular use, but I was wondering if you would consider Arm and Hammer advanced whitening toothpaste as being ok?

I know that no toothpaste will make a huge improvement, and that only professional whitening will, but I'm enquiring on behalf of my adult son who thinks his teeth are too yellow, (even though they are a normal shade!) and who doesn't want to do dentist whitening with trays. He doesn't smoke, but does drink coffee, tea wine etc.

Thanks in advance for any advice .

**Juice**

Sorry, can I just hijack onto this - the new Oral B one feels quite gritty, is this abrasive?