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At Home Teeth Whitening Products – My Story

Published: Oct 8th, 2009 | Author: Alex Bhaswara Add Comment

I am a late smoker, as I was in my late twenties when I first picked up the habit. I am also a coffee addict. The result is probably as you guessed it: yellowing, discolored teeth! I am also not fond of going to the dentist. I would go when I really have to, but normally, I would just make sure that I am taking care of my teeth by brushing, flossing and using mouthwash regularly.

But when I saw how discolored by teeth had become, my immediate reaction was to buy some advertised at home teeth whitening products. I spent a fortune on them, and I was thinking that the price would ultimately work out to be more reasonable than actually going to the dentist. But boy was I ever wrong!

The first at home teeth whitening product that I used would be the whitening toothpaste. I was thinking that it’s easy to use, and it’s just a matter of me switching to another brand of toothpaste. I waited for a few days to see the difference, but impatient that I am, after three days, I decided to switch to another product for teeth whitening at home. This time, I tried whitening strips.

Since the whitening strips would actually be applied against the teeth and would be left on for a period of time, I was thinking this would be the best solution to my teeth discoloration problem. I was excited in using the strips, but I did not really follow the instructions accurately. I wanted to maximize the strips’ effectiveness, and left them on for much longer than the instructions indicated.

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