Totally OT - anyone tried "Perfect Smile" teeth-whitening?

MNsara

I have been looking at the Groupon deals that come for tooth whitening and there is one that's in the malls and is tempting: The Perfect Smile

Has anyone had one by them that they've tried, or know someone who has?

13 years ago

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Meredith1953

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I haven't tried them. I did have my teeth bleached in office at my dentist once (Zoom system I think) and I do get the gel from them also to use with my trays for touchups.

13 years ago

HeleenH

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I don't believe in bleaching your teeth. If you have it done, I would ask your dentist for advice where you can do it safest. Have you looked into it? I just did and I didn't like the side effects that were mentioned on a site of a bleaching company (gum irritation, more temperature sensitive teeth, it makes the teeth porous so they take colours from for example your food faster, amalgam fillings will leak more mercurium, your 'white' fillings won't change colour).

13 years ago

MNsara

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Thanks Meredith - I've heard of Zoom and think they might have shown up as Groupon type deals here also.

Thanks for the warning, Helene - I have asked at my dentist and they do the custom trays with the peroxide solution. They didn't seem to think it was permanently harmful. . .but I must ask my friend Google for more info. . .

Any other YLFers out there with info or experience?

13 years ago

Anonymous

I accept the fact that my teeth have never been naturally white. Besides, if I whiten them, they will look weird, since their natural color is not that bright. I'm also concerned about the warnings.

13 years ago

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