Advice on Teeth Whitening Discussion Thread

Lady_K

I'll let you know what the dentist says when she goes to get the trays made. It was the dentist herself that told my daughter she would get it cheaper off the internet but added that she shouldnt really tell her that

Doing it all together at the dentist was going to be far too expensive more than £400 ( just tray not laser or zoom) yet the trays are around £80 thats a big difference and as shes a student she cant spend that much.

Toothsmith

Lady_K wrote:

It was the dentist herself that told my daughter she would get it cheaper off the internet but added that she shouldnt really tell her that

Too right she shouldn't!

I heard of a case of a dental hygienist who at a party (A social event, nothing to do with her job) was being bothered by some bloke who as well as unsuccessfully trying to chat her up, asked her advice about his bleeding gums.

"Go and wash your mouth out with bleach!" she told him.

When he did go and wash his mouth out with bleach some days later, and he got really bad chemical burns in his mouth, he successfully sued the hygienist.

We have to be really careful about the advice we give out.

As well as some OK products on the internet, there is a lot of dangerous crap. If a dentist tells someone to try something that causes harm, it's their bottom on the line.

I wouldn't recommend a patient anything that I didn't know exactly where it came from and what was in it.

I realise your dentist is acting in good faith and trying to do you a favour.

The bottom line though is that having whiter teeth is not essential for your daughter's health and well being. If she can't afford it now due to the place she is in her life, then my attitude would be to wait until she was in a better position financially.

Just supposing something DID go wrong. What would be your course of action then?

The bottom line here is that it will PROBABLY be all right. Getting it done with your dentist's approval and with the gel being supplied via another dental practice, it is certainly a lot better than taking pot luck on the internet.

It's just not something I'd be comfortable to do, or indeed have one of my nurses do.

shokadelika

So post the Ok products Toothsmith ! As well as some OK products on the internet, there is a lot of dangerous crap. If a dentist tells someone to try something that causes harm, it's their bottom on the line. This is a money saving website after all Im sure evryone who suffers side effects will agree not to " Sue" !.( But I bet you wont post them.)

SparkyG

Not sure if I'm allowed to do this, but here goes. I get my supplies from www.dentist.net A very reputable and reliable internet company. My dentist fully agrees that the goods are bona fide and of good quality. I've also been told by my friend's VERY expensive and upmarket cosmetic dentist, that he uses the same product in his practice.

I buy Excel3 Nite White 16%, and get excellent results with no sensitivity. I can buy for approx £44 (inc shipping) the same quantity as my dentist wanted to charge me £150 for!!

That's what I call money saving.......:j

Toothsmith

shokadelika wrote:

So post the Ok products Toothsmith !

The OK products for whom??

There is no one-size-fits-all product!

Lady_K

Is carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide better?

And by nite white does that mean you sleep in it all night,? I thought you only had to wear then for about 40 mins or so a day

I would have imagined sitting up in the day would be better

Has anyone else cleaned thier teeth with sensitive toothpaste for 2 weeks fofore whitening starts to help cut down on sensitivity?

I am sure she will go for something with strength 10%-16%max especially as shes never done it before

SparkyG

Lady_K, my dentist still supervises my teeth bleaching, even though I get my supplies from elsewhere:D

He started me off with 16% carbamide peroxide, so that is what I continue to use. As Toothsmith says what is ok for one person may not be for another.

The nite white CAN be worn overnight (according to the instructions), but my dentist recommends I only use it for 2 hours at a time, and I listen to him!:p . I have been a 'naughty girl' and used it overnight occasionally without any sensitivity, but certainly wouldn't do that regularly.

I would not have started teeth whitening without advice from my dentist, (he did the moulds and supplied the initial kit) and would never do anything without his approval. I value our relationship too much!:D

Lady_K

Oh I thought the nite white you mentioned from that site was hydrogen peroxide thats why I asked as I had read mostly that carbamide peroxide is better to use. Hope her dentist will be as helpfull as yours when she goes for the trays. Will she get the trays on the same day or have to pick them up later?

How long does it take for the product to be delivered from that site you posted sparkyg?

SparkyG

After my dentist did the impressions, it took about 10 days for the kit to arrive with my bleaching trays. (It came with 10 syringes). When I picked it up my dentist showed me how to use it.

When I have ordered from dentist.net the goods have come in about 1 week. Very fast!:D Once there was a query (can't remember what it was now), and I was emailed by a 'named' person, who dealt with it politely and efficiently.

They also include a free quality toothbrush with the goods, and give you 10% discount vouchers regularly.

HTH

SparkyG

Lady_K

I just realised as its an american site wouldnt that mean we'd get charged tax on things we order from them?

Not sure if the dentist would show her once she got the kit but she may give advice when she goes for the tray fitting. Once the trays are ready I think she will prob just have to pick them up at reception without seeing the dentist as thats what she has always done before with her plastic retainers. But if she does have to see the dentist when picking them up and she does have the kit by then she will take it with her and the dentist will prob then give advice which would be better. Hopefully she should have the kit delivered by then