Advice on Teeth Whitening Discussion Thread

brook2jack

This chain of illegal whiteners has been reported once and removed for spamming before on this thread. Reported again for spam.

There is no such thing as a teeth whitening expert unless they are a dentist.

A "teeth whitening expert" will have spent a couple of hours with a salesman and gained a worthless piece of paper purporting to be a qualification.

Toothsmith

An 'expert tooth whitener' is either a dentist or they are illegal.

Pollyp

I occasionally brush my teeth with a sprinkle of baking soda on the toothpaste. It's just important that you don't this every day or very often, because the soda might weaken your tooth enamel.

brook2jack

Baking soda acts as an abrasive. So if overused it will wear tooth away permanently. Best not used if you have sensitive teeth as it will make things worse.

CompBunny

Can someone buy the syringes of bleach from any dentist, even one that didn't make the original trays? Asking for a friend, I'd love my teeth whitened but wouldn't be able to afford the £380 my dentist charges

brook2jack

Only if the dentist has examined you, the trays and supervised the first application. So you will pay the price of a check up , the whitening syringes and any x rays necessary. You can't just buy the syringes over the counter without an examination. Normally charge around £10 ish for a syringe.

Of course all of this is subject to your friend having oral health good enough for tooth whitening to be appropriate and subject to the trays still being an excellent fit.

CompBunny

brook2jack wrote: »

Only if the dentist has examined you, the trays and supervised the first application. So you will pay the price of a check up , the whitening syringes and any x rays necessary. You can't just buy the syringes over the counter without an examination. Normally charge around £10 ish for a syringe.

Of course all of this is subject to your friend having oral health good enough for tooth whitening to be appropriate and subject to the trays still being an excellent fit.

Great Thankyou. She has moved to a new area so needs to register with a dentist properly anyway! x

brook2jack

Another beautician prosecuted for illegal teeth whitening http://www.smile-onnews.com/news/view/dental-regulator-prosecutes-illegal-tooth-whitener

only dentists or hygienists/dental therapists working to a dentists prescription can legally whiten teeth.

joewa

Hi, I have been attending my dentist and getting my teeth whitened
Can I buy direct from the internet (polanight) rather than the dentist as its cheaper

Toothsmith

joewa wrote: »

Hi, I have been attending my dentist and getting my teeth whitened
Can I buy direct from the internet (polanight) rather than the dentist as its cheaper

Tooth whitening gels are not available direct to the public legally. Therefore any product you get from the internet will have come to the market in a very 'indirect' way.

You will hsave no guarantees on how it has been sourced, how it has been stored, how old it is, or even if it is what it says it is on the box.

If you're lucky, it might be harmless, if you're unlucky it could be a dangerous fake!

How much of a risk do you want to take with your teeth?

Plus - once done, they really shouldn't need much 'topping up' and getting it from the dentist allows him to keep tabs on it, and make sure you're not overdoing it.