I have had brown spots on my teeth most of my life. My dentist knew they were bothering me. We decided to try teeth whitening to see if that could improve them. I started with the over-the-counter kind, but that did nothing. So, then we tried professional strength teeth whitening. That worked a bit, but […]
Read More...My two front teeth were redone with dental bonding. The teeth were slightly crooked. He had to make them look straight by shaving part of one tooth, then covering both teeth with bonding and adding some extra to the side of one of the teeth. While they weren’t prefect because the bonding dips a bit […]
Read More...I’d mentioned to a friend that I’d started bleaching my teeth with Clorox at home and she went bezerko. She is absolutely adamant that it is dangerous and I need to stop. I haven’t seen any problems from it. Is she overreacting or is there a problem? Avery Dear Avery, There are a couple of […]
Read More...I have a friend who used Luster Premium Home Whitening two days ago. She had fairly dramatic results. I was thinking of using it myself but my husband pointed out that my friend (I’m not naming her) has a habit of trying the latest fad and finding out later there was something dangerous or off […]
Read More...I am worried about a situation with a tooth. Years ago, I had an accident that caused some trauma to the tooth. Since then, that tooth has turned darker than the others and the gum is a bit recessed. This bothered me and I spoke to my dentist about it. He suggested I use Crest […]
Read More...I want to touch up my teeth whitening before I get a dental crown on a front tooth but I’m trying to figure out how to approach it. I asked my dentist, but he couldn’t tell me. I’m hoping you can answer some questions. If I’m retouching, how many weeks do I need to get […]
Read More...I am getting a dental crown on a front tooth. I want to get my teeth as white as they were a few years ago when I first had them whitened. I asked my dentist how to go about that and he didn’t have any answers for me. If I understand correctly, I can’t whiten […]
Read More...I am looking at some DIY teeth whitening options. One site mentioned using lemons. I do keep a lot of lemons in my house. I also have lemon essential oils. Which of those would be better? Carol Dear Carol, I am glad you wrote before moving forward with this. Lemons are a citrus fruit, which […]
Read More...I keep seeing offers for Premium Home Whitening. Do you know if this will actually work? I don’t have a ton of money so I don’t want to waste it, but I’m trying to find a job so I want to look better than I do now. Laura Dear Laura, I was looking at the […]
Read More...I have been doing teeth whitening with a take home kit and it has really been aggravating my TMJ Disorder. I recently received an advertisement for a different kit called Tanda Pearl. They say their kit works in just five minutes. I think that the short time period will be helpful to the pain I […]
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