Have you had your teeth whitened before?

I have never had a dentist whiten my teeth. I have however used the Crest Whitening Strips. They work really well! They did make my teeth sensitive for awhile and I took some tylenol for it. My dad tried them and his teeth hurt too. He didn't like that part and gave the rest of his to me. I don't know why but now when I use them my teeth don't hurt anymore. They whiten really well though!

No, I have never had my teeth whitened, and I have never really thought about it to be honest. I know that you can buy kits from the chemist to do them yourself at home, although I have never tried one and so I would not know how good it was. I am lucky in that I have fairly good white teeth, but I guess thinking about it, it would be nice to have a Hollywood smile!!

Hi dear all i use is tooth paste , infect i dont smoke, dont drink much coffee and regularly do my tooth brush twice a day so my teeths are OK not too pale but i dont think going to dentist will make it senstive, Take care

I talked to my dentist and hygenist about whitening last time i went for check up. Actually I started asking about whether an electric toothbrush was better than a manual one. They both said, yes and no. The part that "intrigues" people to think that an electric is better is that they don't have to do anything. Just just stand there and it does the brushing, while with a regular brush, they have to do the work to make it brush. Because of this, the eletric will do better cause most won't stand and brush for minimm 2 minutes., but stand there and do nothing, they are more proned to do that. Plus, for the back of the mouth/teeth, the electric are smaller heads so they are easier to be back there and brush, while a regular brush, you have to do the pushing back there and the heads are larger and it is harder to brush back and forth that far back, while an electric, just sits there and does the brushing. I use the electric at night and brush in AM to get best of both brushes ability! Then I asked about the whitening rinses. She said, "look at it this way, it takes 20 minutes and several visits to the dentist to get a good whitening result. How much do you think a 2 minute rinse is going to do?" I asked her if it effects the enamel on teeth cause I have sensitivity due to loosing enamel over the years and she said, y eah it does effect it as it is "bleaching" away what is on the enamel so kind of like in the wrong place at the wrong time. Kind of hard to take off the problem that is attached to the surface without touching the surface. But this is also why they do it in a few visits if you might have that problem or so they can address or watch for that problem to reveal itself. That is what my dentist and hygenist said.

hi kiran-i enquired my dentist about that and it costsabout £300 here there is and no way i could do that mainly cos of the price but as you said i was never sure if it would make my teeth sensitive and at they are anyway-guess my answer to your question is no i couldn't do that-your friend littleowl

I have used the strips and I was happy with the initial results but it seemed to not last. And, I did have sensitivity issues and stopped using them. I still have issues in the back- but the sensitivity from those strips was in the front teeth. It went away as soon as I stopped using them. Even if I use whitening toothpaste, it will worsen in the back so I stay away from it. Not worth it to me!

I have whitened my teeth before but I have done it with at home supplies that I bought from the store. I used "crest white strips" and for me they worked pretty well. They are painless, you just put the strip on your teeth and wait the recomended time. To be honest I did have a little sensitivity after they I did them, but that went away after a day. People did comment on how white my teeth looked, so I take that as a good result.

I am also thinking about getting it whitened too. But I heard that it costs a lot so i guess i'll have to wait for a while. But I think that if you don't whiten them that much then you should be okay. But I really want to whiten them so they could look all white and pearly.

I have thought about it but have never had it done.

i had it done at my dentist office and they used a ultraviolet light and they are so white they almost glow in the dark ,no pain involved ,took about 1 hour of shinning the uv blue light on my teeth and it worked great ,expensive but worth it .

never had whitened my teeth instead we did cleaned my teeth my dentist. after cleaning i experience very irritating, i can't drink cold. my dentist commanded me to gargle hot water with salt so it will be heal immediately within a week. i did it and the result is good.

I have done both the at home stuff and the one with the doctor. It is whiter with the doctor but, it is more expensive and not comfortable. If you get Crest White Strips or something like that from the grocery store, it will be cheaper and you should be happy with the results. Less sensitivity, less money, a nice job. The only thing is that it takes a little more time because it is like 1 or 2 weeks as opposed to 1 or 2 visits with the dentist. But, one thing I can tell you for sure, none of it is permanent. If you drink anything but water or eat anything with color in it, your teeth will always stain again and you will have to repeat the process over again. So, I prefer the less expensive route and feel better if I need to freshen up again down the line as I didn't spend $500 to do it a year ago. I hope I was helpful!

my teeth is not white but i don wanna make it white and spoil it..i believe too much of chemicals will definitely spoil our health..so i am happy with my pale yellow colored teeth..

I have no idea about the whitening process...but i have a friend who has had her teeth veneered...all of ther front ones....and although yes they look beautifully white...they look very artificial...almost like false teeth!!! She is an extremely attractive young woman...so they still look lovely on her....but im wondering how she feels when she eats..ive never dared ask her....I have one front tooth veneered..and you are afraid to bite on it too much...as it feels as though it will snap off.....o im just wondering how she feels with all of her front teeth done in this way