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Old 04-06-2004, 07:47 AM   #41 (permalink)
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Brightsmile = overpriced
Anyone have anything else to say about Brightsmile?? I went to talk to someone the other day about whitening my teeth. They said I would have better luck getting them whiter with them then through gel trays at a dentist.

I have numerous stains on my teeth caused by taking a lot of antibiotics and medicines when I was younger, they said I would have a better result with the Brightsmile process because the dental trays have a hard time lightening these type of stains.

If I'm going to be shelling out the cash to whiten my teeth, I want the one that will work the best. Through my dentist, the trays would be $300-something, an extra $150 or so I don't see as being particularly overpriced if the end result would be better in my case.

Any comments/suggestions from you dentists would be appreciated.
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Old 04-08-2004, 01:20 PM   #42 (permalink)
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I agree! Just finished using it and am finally happy with my teeth. A few months ago I used Colgate's "Simply White," but it would always wash away in my saliva. So I waited a few months to try again. I was about to get the white strips until I saw an ad for "Night Effects." Once you brush the solution on your teeth, it takes 30 seconds to harden. And you can still drink water and not have to worry about it. You can't eat, of course. But if you put too much on, it will smudge off. But I got great results from it, for half the price of the strips.

Edit: And it only takes one application every night before you go to bed, instead of twice a day like Simply White.
I just started using it- night 3 last night, can't notice much yet, but I still have 11 more days to go!
 
Old 04-08-2004, 01:21 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Any comments/suggestions from you dentists would be appreciated.
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Old 04-08-2004, 10:26 PM   #44 (permalink)
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I'm on day 4 or so of 7 on my Crest White Strips. I dunno how well they'll end up working, but my teeth feel cleaner than ever.
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Old 04-13-2004, 10:28 PM   #45 (permalink)
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I said it before, i'll say it again....i'm old school. I take my toothbrush and put any toothpaste on it...don't matter. Then I dip the brush with paste into a box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda to cover the toothpaste. Rinse my mouth prior to brushing and watch an instant result before my mirror. Teeth are not necessarily opague white, but layers of transluscent white. So it is important to brush the devil off the inner and outer sides of your teeth.

I drink mad espresso at least 3 - 4 times a day with my machine, so you know a dentist cleaning would be a short lived experience 4 me. So I also on occassonI use hydrogen peroxide and swish it around with the baking soda on a brush to get that deep cleaning. It works and is cheaper. Hydrogen Peroxide however may swell your gums a bit for a short period.

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Old 04-14-2004, 04:37 PM   #46 (permalink)
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^^^Ya know, you sound like me (the coffee thing) except I only drink 1 (maybe 2) cups a day, but I have lattes.

I've done the baking soda thing, I absolutely can't stand the taste, but it probably is a wise & cheap way to do it.

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Old 04-14-2004, 04:40 PM   #47 (permalink)
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I used Rembrandt for 2 weeks. I did notice a difference after about a week. It was just kind of messy and made me spit alot. 20 mins twice a day. Hard to talk with em in too.
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Old 04-14-2004, 07:09 PM   #48 (permalink)
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by using baking soda, wouldnt it rott away at your teeth or something?! what is the bad side effect of using baking soda?
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Old 05-06-2004, 04:03 PM   #49 (permalink)
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by using baking soda, wouldnt it rott away at your teeth or something?! what is the bad side effect of using baking soda?
No, it really shouldn't; otherwise, i wouldn't mess around with it and neither would the dental association approving it being used in the ingredients of the toothpastes on the market. It is ital (natural, so I personally don't even think about any deleterious effects on my teeth.

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Old 05-06-2004, 04:07 PM   #50 (permalink)
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^^^Ya know, you sound like me (the coffee thing) except I only drink 1 (maybe 2) cups a day, but I have lattes.

I've done the baking soda thing, I absolutely can't stand the taste, but it probably is a wise & cheap way to do it.

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Yeah, I am firm that this is the poor (yet wise) mans way to go. Of course, the probability of increasing the rise of dentists suicides may rise as a result (Did you know that dentist have a very high rate of suicide than with any other profession....why....?????). Yeah, the peroxide combined with the baking soda is very tough on stains....I am firm on that personally.
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Old 05-06-2004, 04:11 PM   #51 (permalink)
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I used Rembrandt for 2 weeks. I did notice a difference after about a week. It was just kind of messy and made me spit alot. 20 mins twice a day. Hard to talk with em in too.
Not to deter you....but it just seems too expensive and transient to me in using the strips to me. I talked with a collegue who uses them and she complains about the price. Yup....a good ole box of Arm & Hammer for 98 cents and a 49 cent 16oz bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide. I wouldn't call it quackery if it is the highlighted ingredients on the mainstream toothpaste on the market.

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Old 05-06-2004, 04:55 PM   #52 (permalink)
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Hmm, I already use mentadent with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Maybe I'll try the baking soda thing in addition to that?

All I remember about hydrogen peroxide is that it stung like hell when mom put it on my cuts when I was little. I think I'd be a little reluctant to rinse my mouth out with it.
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