Crest Whitestrips Classic (56 Strips: 28 Upper, 28 Lower)
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Product reviews of Crest Whitestrips Classic (56 Strips: 28 Upper, 28 Lower)
Review: Pleasantly surprised
Beauty product: 5 Stars
Crest Classic Whitestrips have worked for me. I have very sensitive teeth, so I started with the Daily Strips and Sensodyne toothpaste. After using them for a week with no pain I decided to try the Classics. After using them twice a day for three days, I started to feel a couple of teeth getting sensitive so backed off to once a day. I've gotten into a pattern of once a day for two days and then twice a day on one day. You find what works for you.
My teeth have whitened up considerably. I drink coffee, tea and red wine, and I'm not about to give them up! I would opinion that the strips bleach your teeth to their natural color. Mine have never been pearly white. The strips have definitely removed stains. I'll continue to use them. I may even get really brave and try the Premium Strips next time.
Review: Works well, but...
Beauty product: 2 Stars
These strips DO whiten your teeth but it doesn't come easy. After a few days I developed an awfully sore throat and my teeth are very sensitive. Crest says the sensitivity is normal and will go away but this sore throat is enough to make me want to give up. Vanity at a price Review: Am I the only person who feels this cuz I believe so...
Beauty product: 3 Stars
Crest whitestrips have whitened my teeth but ever since I started it I've had a horrible sore throat and I've been coughing up what looks like the bleach treatment or whatever is on the strips constantly. I stopped using them for a couple days and my throat feels alot better so I am pretty sure the reason is the whitening strips. Maybe I'm the only case of this but it has been annoying. Anyways I'm still going to use the strips because the result outways the nasty pain in my throat. Review: After 9 mos my teeth are still white!
Beauty product: 5 Stars
I started using Crest Whitestrips last June 2005, of course I had the usual pain on my teeth, it was tolerable. The kind of pain you get when you had too much vinegar on your salad and it sort of leaves that weird feeling on your teeth afterwards,the acid being the culprit.
I religiously did this for 14 days and voila! White teeth!!!
The thing is I used the lower strips for my upper, coz I really wanted to see the difference afterwards. There is a huge difference. Silly, yet, astounding.
Of course I smile only baring my upper teeth (I dont know anyone who smiles showing both upper and lower teeth-and even if thats the case its not really obvious coz nobody looks at the upper teeth)and I ask people if theres a huge difference and they say yeah! I also stopped smoking but I remained drinking tea and cola but I prefer to use straws-just for prevention.
I wear pink lipstick, and I remember when I was in my teens I used to hate how my yellow teeth clashed w/ pink lipstick, but now its truly beauty pegeant material!!! :) Take care of your teeth guys.
Review: A Dentist Reviews This Product
Beauty product: 4 Stars
I am a dentist who recommends Crest White Strips to my patients because they do work to whiten teeth. However, they have to be used correctly and I recommend that you follow the directions exactly as specified inside the box.
1. First brush your teeth to remove the layer of plaque. Your teeth have pores and the pores need to be open for the chemical to penetrate.
2. Use the strips twice per day for maximum efectiveness as stated on the box. The inner part of the strip has a chemical called carbamide peroxide (a 10% form of hydrogen peroxide; in-office dental whitening uses a 15-30% version of the same chemical) that causes the stains inside your teeth to be oxidized and turn white. Applying the strips has a small learning curve as you will probably bend or fold a couple of them before you get the technique down.
2. Leave the strips on for 30 minutes at a time. After thirty minutes your saliva has probably diluted the peroxide to the extent that it is no longer effective. You can reapply a new strip immediately if you chose, for the treatment requires one hour of treatment time per day to work. It does not matter if you do this in one continuous 60-minute period or two 30-minute periods. Do this for two weeks and your teeth will get whiter.
Disadvantages
1. The chemical can and probably will "burn" your gums. If you notice a burning sensation when you use the product, it is the chemical oxidizing (or burning) your gums. Depending on how severe the burning is, it may cause you to want to stop the treatment. It is OK to stop the treatment for a day or two to let the gums heal. Once they are normal again, resume treatment with the White Strips. Try to not ge the strip on your gums.
2. Your teeth may become senstiive during the two-week treatment time. Try to tolerate the sensitivity if it is mild, but if more severe, take a day or two off to let the teeth settle down and then pick up where you left off. You may notice much more sensitivity to cold water, ice cream, etc. The peroxide causes an inflamation of the inner pulp, or nerve center of the tooth and makes the teeth very sensitive to biting or cold drinks or foods. If your teeth become too sensitive, back off on the strips until the sensitivity is gone before resuming bleaching.
3. The strips only cover your front teeth, so only your front teeth will bleach. You may notice the distinct difference between the back (unbleached) teeth and the front (bleached) teeth. Since most people notice the front 6 teeth anyway, this is not a big deal. However, if you have a wide toothy smile, you may want to have a dentist make you a tray that will hold the chemical on the back teeth to whiten them too.
3. The bleaching effect works best on yellow stains. If your stains are due to tetracycline (brownish grey stains in a band on your teeth, your best bet is to have a dentist whiten your teeth as the dentist will use a tray to hold a more concentrated form of the chemical on your teeth for a longer period of time. A dentist may also recommend an ultraviolet light bleaching which is costly, but works the best on these stains.
Crest White Strips work for the vast majority of people. They don't work as well or as fast as a dentist-made custom try bleaching, but over time, you will get a result that will be close to that of a dentist, and you will save money too. In any event, it is a good place to start with bleaching, and if you are not satisfied with the results, you can then see your dentist for a more concentrated form of bleaching.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig, DDS