Have you ever gotten your teeth whitened professionally? Well, I will tell you that the actually appointment takes about 2 hours and it seems like it is pretty easy. About every 20 minutes, the dental hygienist will come in and vacuum the tan gooey stuff off your teeth and replace it with a new layer before you go "under the light" for another session. Your mouth is stretched out and you can help but want to take picture of yourself because the nitrous that they have given you to help with sensitivity makes everything hilarious.
The type of teeth whitening I had done was called KOR whitening. The dentists who did my whitening were great, the process - not so much.
I had decided to get my teeth whitened before my bridal portraits and the wedding and figured it would be as easy way to make my smile look great before the big day.
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| The funny contraption they put in your mouth to put the whitening "goo" on. |
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| The after picture! |
What they fail to tell you is how absolutely painful your teeth will feel after the appointment. I never knew that I could notice my teeth. But, when you breath in and the air is literally hurting your teeth so bad that you can't open your mouth - it's hard not to notice them. It was so horrible. I don't think I could ever go through the teeth whitening experience again. I did everything they said to make the process go properly -- used the sensitive drop stuff that helped to desensitize my teeth, had the special toothpaste, the whole shebang. Was it worth it? I think that looking back, I'm happy I did it for the wedding but NEVER AGAIN will I get my teeth professionally whitened.
That is a pretty hilarious picture of the contraption they put in your mouth! My teeth definitely need some whitening, but I never knew that the process would be painful after the fact. Everyone makes it seem pretty easy to go through, but everyone only talks about how white their teeth are post-whitening. I suppose that's something to keep in mind while I consider my options.
ReplyDeleteFelipe Roberson @ Philly Dentist
It was hilarious!! I had to take a picture of it! I didn't expect it to be painful either. But, it really hurt to have the air touch my teeth! I guess I thought it would be easy to go through as well, because like you, I had never heard of it hurting so bad! But, there may be other types of whitening systems that won't hurt so much. I have to admit that the actual system did work though. My teeth were noticeably whiter afterwards!!
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