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Teeth Whitener Strips: Pros and Cons

by admin on August 9, 2010

Teeth Whitener Strips are great if you want to whiten your smile by just a few shades. Some manufacturers say that you can get results within seven days, and have noticeably whiter teeth in 2 weeks. If you wish to whiten your teeth drastically, you may want to consider a gel/tray system or perhaps going to the dentist.

Pros

  1. They are a simple, home based method that works rather well for medium improvement on teeth whiteness. They are easy to used and will whiten teeth without requiring a trip to the dentist’s office.
  2. Teeth whitening strips are inexpensive. Two weeks worth of strips will cost close to $40.
  3. They are far more discreet than a teeth whitening tray and allow you to whiten while you are at work or if you are on the go. They may interfere with normal activities, but they will not interfere nearly as much as having a molded tray stuck in your mouth.

Cons

  1. If you have sensitive teeth or other oral ailments, you should be cautious when deciding to use teeth whitener strips. Any teeth bleaching product can make your teeth more sensitive, the right product will simply make the sensitivity less painful than the excruciating pain of others.
  2. While strips conform better to the mouth than certain one-size-fits-all teeth whitening trays, teeth whitening strips may not conform the best to the shape of the mouth. Also, it doesn’t get into the crevices between teeth. It’s like if you have a fence, and you white wash the front of the fence, but leave the crevices in between and the backs dingy, you may end up with a funny looking fence.
  3. Strips don’t have the whitening power of a gel/tray system, so they are only for medium improvement of your teeth’s whiteness.

So, with all this in mind, decide whether or not you would want to whiten your teeth with a teeth whitener strip system for yourself, or ask a dentist for advice.

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Teeth Whitener Strips

by admin on August 3, 2010

The trouble with teeth whitening strips are that they can be compared to white washing a fence on one side only. If you only white wash the fence on the side facing the road, you will have an uneven color, as the sides of the individuals planks can be seen from the road as well, and it is unsightly when you are looking at it from the other side. Sure the front of the fence is clean, but what about the rest. Likewise with your teeth. If you are only interested in whitening the front, you can certainly use strips, but you may have some issues with the crevices between your teeth that will make your smile look uneven. The solution is to continue to brush and definitely floss every day to keep the crevices between your teeth look even with the fronts.

Teeth Whitener Strips are another product that can certainly improve your smile. It is a relatively new method, in which the user places the strips over the teeth and then leaves them in for a proscribed treatment time. Once that elapses, they can be removed and disposed of. Teeth Whitener strips contain hydrogen peroxide bleaching agent on one side, which has a double effect of cleansing the teeth from certain bacteria. They have a great effect, if you are simply maintaining your teeth, but if you want to whiten your teeth drastically, a gel system would work better.

The advantage of strips over trays is that the strips leave comparably less mess, and the bleaching agent is already in the strips, so you don’t have to worry about putting too much or too little on your teeth. In short, teeth whitening strips are great if you are interested in whitening your teeth in a less drastic sense, or if you would like to perform touch ups every six months or so.

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