Great Success

By BLEACH Gum - 22/07/2018 15:00

Today, I decided to finally bleach my teeth. After 45 minutes of stinging pain, my teeth are still yellow as ever. My gums, on the other hand, are opaque white. FML
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Ghostrui 30

Teeth bleaching is the worst thing you could do to your teeth and gums. If you want whiter teeth, make a dentist appointment for a proper teeth cleaning. There's no short cuts to decent dental hygiene.

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mcdgaf 14

Actually tooth whitening isn't terrible for you, your teeth, or your gums if done properly in a dental office. Proper oral hygiene does not lift stains, it just prevents gingivitis and cavities, a cleaning is called a prophylaxis because it's preventative, as the word implies. Proper whitening is gone with a gingival barrier in offices. The worst to happen is sensitivity which, in the worst cases, can last a month, the norm is a couple days. I work in the field, have used in office whitening on multiple patients, and have never had inferior results with proper application.

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Ghostrui 30

Teeth bleaching is the worst thing you could do to your teeth and gums. If you want whiter teeth, make a dentist appointment for a proper teeth cleaning. There's no short cuts to decent dental hygiene.

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mcdgaf 14

Actually tooth whitening isn't terrible for you, your teeth, or your gums if done properly in a dental office. Proper oral hygiene does not lift stains, it just prevents gingivitis and cavities, a cleaning is called a prophylaxis because it's preventative, as the word implies. Proper whitening is gone with a gingival barrier in offices. The worst to happen is sensitivity which, in the worst cases, can last a month, the norm is a couple days. I work in the field, have used in office whitening on multiple patients, and have never had inferior results with proper application.

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Vesi 29

Exactly this. I am currently sitting here with bleaching trays in, fitted trays made by my dentist, and the bleaching gel from them. The first few times is a learning process but it takes more than just one application of home-whitening to see a difference. I just finished my third tube and will likely get another pack of 3 after 6 months to give my teeth (and gums) a rest from the chemicals. The trick is getting the gel ONLY on your teeth and not on your gums. I learned that with the first attempt at this. Please please see your dentist and get directions from them for home-whitening or let them do it. It's much better in the long run.

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lexos 16

How much research did you do before doing it?

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boopingsnoot 24

Tooth enamel, the outer layer, is white. The dentin beneath it is naturally yellow. Tooth bleaching works by dissolving a tiny amount of (presumably) stained enamel. If the enamel is thin, the yellow of the dentin shows through. You REALLY should’ve consulted a dentist before stripping all the enamel off your teeth.

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RichardPencil 30

At least they remained opaque. If your gums went translucent or transparent, that would be super-creepy — your mouth would look like an x-ray *cringe*

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tarabella 7

Uuuuhhhh.....not an expert here but maaaayyybeeee you should have put the product on your...you know....TEETH. Not gums. Just a wild thought.

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Agent JPN 9

I don't think you are supposed to gargle bleach to whiten your teeth... maybe it's just me.

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greenwichgal 15

Didn’t you learn from Ross? Bleaching your teeth can go horribly wrong. Just ask his FRIENDS

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zuckerburg 21

instructions unclear. penis stuck in toaster.

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ProperPengTing 15

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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KIEdekka 14

bleaching your teeth is why many of the founding fathers had wooden teeth

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