Teeth whitening

Hi, haven't done the professional whitening. But if you're looking for a cheaper option... I highly recommend using the activated charcoal powder. I bought a jar from Amazon for less than $15. I used it before my regular brushing and noticed a difference in les than a week. I do advise using a separate manual toothbrush for the charcoal alone as it is a bit messy. But other than that no complaints. I even scheduled my regular cleaning two days prior to my wedding and my hygienist said my teeth had never looked better.
Bonus... the charcoal doesn't leave you with the sensitivity that dentist whitening can. Plus it has little to no taste and can be used twice a day. Only issue is it can be very messy. Good luck! Hope this helps.

I talked to my dentist about this the last time I went in (for the same reason!). She had said that since my teeth weren’t “bad” that crest white strips should help instead. She recommended to not brush right before or right after using them. However, if I were to take them off and my teeth are sensitive from it to use sensodine or something similar and let it sit on my teeth for a like five minutes.
Also, if you go this route and don’t see results, crest has a 100% money back guarantee. Just be sure to kee your receipt.

View Quoted Comment I immediately bought one on amazon after reading this! Thank you! I hope it works!

View Quoted Comment I'm actually just about to do the same

I’ve used the crest whitening strips and they work great!! I always get compliments on how white my teeth are. For the crest strips they have different levels and how strong they are. The strength is determined by how long of a process you want to use the strips to get your teeth white. I would recommend the 30 day process just because your teeth can get real sensitive if you use the hour one

I use crest white strips professional effects! Would recommend them 100x over! Especially before dropping a few hundred on whitening at the dentist.

I haven't done this professionally, just usually the Crest strips which work nicely. However, after my last dentist appointment, he mentioned that he would do a free polishing prior to my wedding day and if I wanted to do a teeth whitening, he offered an at home option for $75 which was a lot cheaper then I thought it would be, so I'm planning to do it at the beginning of September.

I was a smoker for 20 years and my teeth were pretty yellow because of it. I used the crest white strips and they've done a great job. My teeth are sensitive to begin with so I spread the treatments out, i used 1 every few days instead of everyday

View Quoted Comment I use it too! It's amazing and my teeth don't hurt afterwards, like they do when I use the Crest white strips.

View Quoted Comment It does work! I use it. Plus a lot of people have posted their before/after photos in the review sections on Amazon. Good luck! And seriously, buy a separate toothbrush just for the charcoal. It'll get messy

I had zoom done and it was $500. I had great results. Some teeth sensitivity for a couple of days.

Just FYI my exH got his teeth professionally whitened before our wedding and he was in PAIN for several weeks. He really regretted getting it done so close to our wedding, as the pain made it hard to eat/fully enjoy the day.

My dentist did mine back when I was in high school. I have no idea what it cost. It wasn't a painful process for me. He also gave me a mold that I can use at home for touch ups.

My teeth are a decent natural white but of course in some lighting and in certain clothes (hello, white wedding dress!?) they can look more yellow so I also asked my dentist at my cleaning yesterday. It was $150 to get trays fitted and I get a new syringe every 6mos at my cleaning for free. After spending what we all spend on these weddings I couldn't say no to $150 to have my teeth look even just slightly more white. They said I can use them as often or as little as I want for my desired results because I hate the "chiclet" teeth.

I've also read studies on the charcoal powder, after I ordered it an tried it. Typically teeth are whiter because you're brushing for an extra two minutes a day -- hello!? Of course they'll look slightly whiter. For me, it was messy, annoying, not as practical for travel, and I gave it away to a friend.

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Can you post the link to the activated charcoal powder that you bought? I want to get some but there are so many different ones and honestly I'm a little scared! Haha!

Girl, let me tell you a little secret. I worked in a dentist office for a few years, professional whitening works, and it works well, BUT it is EXTREMELY expensive and if you have never experiences a "zinger" I would not suggest it. Same with the gels you can order, wanna know the main ingredient? Peroxide. Want a CHEAP way to bleach your teeth? Buy a cheap toothbrush and poor hydrogen peroxide on your toothbrush and brush, just don't swallow. If you want to buy strips, go to costco and buy the crest 3D white strips that are the brilliant white ones, they work wonders!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07236YFPK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Link for the charcoal powder i used from Amazon but there are many options. Just pick one with lots of good reviews.

I've done Crest Whites trips in the past and people would always compliment me on how white my teeth are/were. I plan to use them when I get closer to my big day.