sensitive teeth caused by crest whitestrips? please help :)?
curious cat asked:
I’ve always had sensitive teeth (not awful, but occassionally with hot, cold, acidic food like apples, strawberries…) and I’ve just tried the whitestrips on my teeth….now my teeth are noticably sensitive all the time (I’ve only used the strips for a couple of days)….will this subside? and in the meantime, is there something I can use to ease the sensitivity? I bought a sensitive toothpaste but I don’t know if it will be effective or interact in a bad way with whitening products? And, while I’m at it, doesn’t the toothpaste that is for whitening and sensitive teeth cancel each other out? All answers appreciated thanks!!
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I’ve always had sensitive teeth (not awful, but occassionally with hot, cold, acidic food like apples, strawberries…) and I’ve just tried the whitestrips on my teeth….now my teeth are noticably sensitive all the time (I’ve only used the strips for a couple of days)….will this subside? and in the meantime, is there something I can use to ease the sensitivity? I bought a sensitive toothpaste but I don’t know if it will be effective or interact in a bad way with whitening products? And, while I’m at it, doesn’t the toothpaste that is for whitening and sensitive teeth cancel each other out? All answers appreciated thanks!!
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September 29th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Use the sensitive teeth toothpaste. It won’t hurt anything. Limit eating things really hot or cold for the next few days.
Crest Whitestrips does this to a lot of people. Wait a week or until your teeth feel better to start using again. Then use once a day every other day. Some people can only use once a week or their teeth get too sensitive. It won’t effect the work of the whitestrips, it just takes longer.
October 1st, 2009 at 6:10 pm
they take some enamel off of your teeth i think.
October 2nd, 2009 at 8:52 pm
My mom had the same reaction.
October 4th, 2009 at 5:41 am
The same thing happened to me…..
I used the 7 day strips and had to stop after 2 days, I waited a week then used them again for 2 days and waited another week…ect. ect.
I think next time I will just stick to my Colgate total Plus whitening.
October 5th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Whitestripes work by removing some of the enamel on your teeth. That is why they are sensitive. They will not get better, but you can use sensodyne toothpaste to make sure they don’t get worse, and brush after having coffee, tea, mustard, and red wine.
October 6th, 2009 at 8:20 am
yes this will end just stop the whiting strips and whiten tooth paste. you should brush your teeth with tooth paste for sensitive teeth or arm and hammer baking soda with is a ugh taste, but will never hurt your teeth
October 7th, 2009 at 11:54 am
It is normal for your teeth to get sensitive from using bleaching material. If sensitivity happens stop using the white strips for a couple of days. Using fluoride helps with the sensitivity. You can get an over the counter fluoride rinse and use that daily. Make sure you read the directions. You have to rinse with it for 30 seconds or a minute and then you can’t eat or drink for 30 minutes. Hope the sensitivity gets better!
October 8th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
White strips do not remove the enamel from your teeth!!! Your teeth have pores just like your skin. Your pores are just larger then normal (Nothing to be worried about)and by using sensodyne toothpaste, it shrinks the pores down. Try Sensodyne toothpaste and bleach every other day. The sensodyne takes a couple of weeks to work