Teeth Whitening System

We were first offered a cumbersome teeth whitening system with these huge dental reservoirs that were to be filled with goop one slept with overnight—though the warning was to keep the goop ( ) away from the gums…an interesting endeavor for a sleeping and salivating mouth with teeth surrounded by gums.  Inevitably, for most people, the gums were bleached, too, leaving them sensitive, weaker, and more blanched-looking than healthy-looking.

Then we were offered a new and improved teeth whitening system…or, actually, product: the gel with the cap and brush connected (which looked just like the White-out wand, really.  One painted the gel on each tooth, in the direction of the teeth—up and down, not across—and then stayed careful with mouth fixed in a simian grin so that lips and saliva did not interfere with the bleaching action.

Then the teeth-whitening system using strips was to make the whole process less time consuming, easier, and yielding better results.  But the stiff strips didn´t set flush against the whole tooth, and after that easy, breezy procedure, we found patches of new white-looking teeth and patches of grey, stained, or yellowed teeth (untouched areas).

People are now speaking the praises of another kind of teeth whitening system—the Ionic White Teeth-whitening System.  Evidently, the user paints a whitening gel on, then smiles in front of a blue light for five minutes.  The system also includes a process of “swishing’ the gel—three different times in the one session—and is from what I understand a bit of a challenge, as the swishing action is not facilitated by the gummy, thick whitening substance, whereas a wash would be easier to swish.

There are also a number of teeth-whitening toothpastes, which I have used for years.  The Smoker´s Toothpaste is fairly decent, and the Rembrandt version is even better, even more effective—though it had better be, as it costs around eight dollars a tube.  But the best system, or the one I like best, is the Rembrandt Teeth Whitening System.  It still works on the tray method, but the trays are much more pliable, have tabs, and work in conjunction with a gel that is thick enough that it stays put in the teeth areas of the trays.  It doesn´t drip or smear onto your gums, that is.  As well, the procedure calls for a series of incremental sessions, with the trays in then out five times over a two hour period.  So you are not stuck for a whole two hours, do not have to do the overnight method, and get to air out/rinse off your teeth each time you remove the trays.

If you can afford it, the dentist offers the teeth whitening system, which he/she does in a matter of high-tech seconds…and which is where we all got the home-remedy ideas to begin with.  But insurance doesn´t typically cover such a cosmetic luxury, and the teeth whitening systems you can buy OTC are very affordable…especially when you only have to use them every three to six months.