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  • do they sell 50% carbamide peroxide?
  • Toothsmith
    Toothsmith Posts: 10,105 Forumite
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    Negotiator wrote:
    do they sell 50% carbamide peroxide?

    Do you hate your gums!!????
    How to find a dentist.
    1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
    2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
    3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
    4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.
  • Toothsmith
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    SparkyG wrote:
    Believe me, I know. I work for trading standards:p BUT it is the only stuff that will whiten our teeth. Our regulations on cosmetic bleach are outdated as they were designed for facial bleach and not dental bleach. They are in place to stop the illegal sale of facial bleach which has been used in the past by Asians and black people to attain whiter skin which was seen to be 'desirable'.



    Dazz

    That's very interesting Sparky.

    The stuff we use is technically illegal too. There keeps being promises of a change in regulations, but it never appears.

    In some areas, Trading Standards have been instructed to clamp down on dentists doing bleaching.

    What is the word on this from the inside??
    How to find a dentist.
    1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
    2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
    3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
    4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.
  • SparkyG
    SparkyG Posts: 341 Forumite
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    Toothsmith wrote:
    That's very interesting Sparky.

    The stuff we use is technically illegal too. There keeps being promises of a change in regulations, but it never appears.

    In some areas, Trading Standards have been instructed to clamp down on dentists doing bleaching.

    What is the word on this from the inside??

    At the moment Trading Standards are trying to ignore the problem, but if a patient put in a complaint that they had been 'damaged' by high strength bleach supplied by a dentist, then that may provoke an investigation:eek:

    Lets hope that doesn't happen to you or to my lovely dentist!;) . The regulations are very outdated, so here's to change soon...:beer:

    SparkyG
    :beer: My glass is half full :beer:
  • loates123
    loates123 Posts: 798 Forumite
    Boots the Chemist, which sells its own brand of whitening kits
    guess this is not worth using then?


    do whitestrips cause any damage to teeth
    would these be worth using?


    what is the stuff u got off the net sparky
    would u say it was worth using does it do any damage?


    what is the oralb whiter that u get free if u buy a 9500 electric toothbrush?


    want to get whiter teeth will out spending loads of money that and dont want to damge my teeth
    the best option would be ????????????????


    just ordered a 9500 oral toothbrush by the way
    Treat everyday as your last one on earth! and one day you will be right.:D
  • Hi. For those who want to whiten your teeth for free in just 3 days there is a new product on the market. They are offering their new 3 day whitening kit for free until the end of the month. You just have to pay the S&H. Still cheap in my opinion. This site sells the same kits on e-bay for $70. They also have over 1000+ feedbacks. This is a very trusted website.
    I tried the product and it worked! It took me 5 days to get the results I wanted. I have badly discolored teeth so it took longer than the 3 days. They also have some sort of contest and if they use your before and after shots on there website they will pay you $100 for the rights.
    I give it 2 thumbs up. This was the best freebie I ever had!
    Its https://www.freewhiteningkits.com
    :money:
  • SparkyG
    SparkyG Posts: 341 Forumite
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    bigbear777 wrote:

    OMG!!! 40% carbamide peroxide! :eek: As Toothsmith would say, do you hate your gums????
    :beer: My glass is half full :beer:
  • SparkyG
    SparkyG Posts: 341 Forumite
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    loates123 wrote:

    what is the stuff u got off the net sparky
    would u say it was worth using does it do any damage?


    Got my supplies from www.dentist.net See earlier in the thread for more details, especially my post on 25/10/06 on page one.

    HTH

    SparkyG
    :beer: My glass is half full :beer:
  • SparkyG wrote:
    OMG!!! 40% carbamide peroxide! :eek: As Toothsmith would say, do you hate your gums????

    With the application technique used, the gel never makes any contact with the gums. I had no sensitivity as well. If they included mouth trays, this would causer the gel to spread onto the gums. This would irritated them.
  • SparkyG wrote:
    Got my supplies from www.dentist.net See earlier in the thread for more details, especially my post on 25/10/06 on page one.

    HTH

    SparkyG

    Dentist.net is pricy.
    The website I found does the job, and best of all, it was FREE!!!!!! There blue laser worked as well as they said it would. Worth a try IMO.
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