Teeth whitening for the dentally challenged

[Nelly]

$6000RD is dirt cheap. My dentist quoted me $400 CDN for the instant (light) whitening.

[alicious]

Do they sell Crest Whitestrips in the DR?

[Berzin]

Originally Posted by Chip00

Thanks for the info everybody. I contacted a local dentsit and they want like RD6000 to do it.

That's not bad, but what type of procedure is it? Is it the laser whitening/Britesmile?


Anyone know what sort of procedure Dr. Rojas uses and the cost?

[sokitoumi]

i had the laser whitening.......complete waste of money....dont expect a hollywood smile....

[Berzin]

Originally Posted by sokitoumi

i had the laser whitening.......complete waste of money....dont expect a hollywood smile....

This depends on if your teeth were stained during childhood by taking some medication, I think it is called tetracyclin(don't flame me I'm not sure about the name).

Though not perfect, it does improve things a little but if you want that Hollywood smile there is no substitute for porcelain veneers.

[Berzin]

Originally Posted by drtampa

Go onto ebay for Opalescence with trays and do it yourself. It is exactly what dentist use for whitening.

CUSTOM WHITENING TRAYS OPALESCENCE PF 35% 12SY Mint - (eBay item 220158853262 end time Oct-29-07 23:45:00 PDT)

Funny disclaimer on one of the other Ebay ads-do NOT use household bleach to brighten teeth.

Also, there are other Ebay ads for similar products that are around $30 bucks, but this particular one includes the molds that you have to have made custom for a better fit.

[carolathompson]

most teeth whitening products are the same...........but when going to the dentist its the floresent lights that do the work along with the whitening product...most dentists will give you the whitening product ( at my dentist 20 canadian) , but thats just an upkeep from the original procedure at the office. Not much help with actual question......just dont waste 110 bucks from ebay , for the same thing you can pick up at any dentist office