I want to get my teeth whitened, but I don’t want to look like a news anchor with their blindingly white teeth. Is there a way to do that? Debbie – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Debbie, I understand your concern. We want to look attractive and natural. What will benefit you the most is professional at-home […]
Hygienist ruined my veneers. Can I whiten them?
My hygienist took off the glaze on my porcelain at my last cleaning/check up. She used some kind of power machine on it. I only found out after the appointment that you can’t use those on porcelain veneers. Now they are starting to pick up stains. Can my dentist use professional teeth whitening to get […]
Can my teeth be whitened by Christmas?
I am going home for the Christmas holidays. I haven’t seen my family in three years and I want to look great. Is it possible to get my teeth whitened by Christmas or am I starting too late? Olivia M. – San Jose Olivia, You can definitely get your teeth whitened by Christmas. In fact, […]
Whitestrips aren’t working
I’ve been using those crest whitestrips on my dentures and they’re not getting any whiter. What kind of bleach do the dentists use? Mille E. – New Mexico Millie, Dentists use a professional grade strength of teeth whitening. However, I have some bad news for you. There isn’t a type of teeth whitening that works […]
Luster Light Tooth Whitening System
Do you know if the Luster Light Tooth Whitening System Works? Sarah S. – TN Sarah, I’m not impressed with this at all. First, the light is too weak to do anything, and I believe its purpose is purely psychological. The whitening appears to be coming from a pigment instead of a peroxide which oxidizes your […]
Do Crest Whitestrips work?
I want to get my teeth really white and wondered if I could save money using crest whitestrips. Do they really work? Tricia – Canada Tricia, Crest Whitestrips will whiten your teeth. They’re not as powerful as the professional teeth whitening you would get with a dentist, because they’re not allowed to be. For the […]
My stains have returned
I went to a dentist’s office to have real teeth whitening done, but now the stains are back. Will the dentist fix it? Brock D. – Alabama Brock, If you had professional teeth whitening done on your teeth, the stains that were there at the time are gone permanently. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t […]
I don’t want atomic teeth
I want to get my teeth whitened, but don’t want to end up like some of those newscasters on TV that look like they have atomic teeth. Can you whiten them without looking like that? Henry L. – Tennessee Henry, You can definitely avoid atomic teeth. I recommend you do at home teeth whitening. I […]
What do I do about my bottom teeth?
I’m getting porcelain veneers put on my upper teeth, but can’t afford to have my bottom teeth done. Is there something less expensive I can do for the bottom teeth? Danielle- Colorado Danielle, Most people who get a smile makeover, don’t have the porcelain veneers put on their bottom teeth. I hope your dentist didn’t […]
My daughter bleaches her teeth too much
My daughter bleaches her teeth every month. She had paid to get her teeth professionally whitened. Her dentist gave her these trays she could use to keep the whitening gel. He said she could keep them to do touch ups, but she has been buying new bleach to whiten her teeth every month. I’m sure […]