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Originally Posted by etali
Are your teeth stained from food / smoking / certain drinks, or are they just not gleaming white?
My dentist hates whitening toothpastes. He says that a lot of people who use them are damaging their teeth, because the colour they are trying to get rid of is the natural colour of the enamel.
I'm not sure if whitening strips work in the same way as the toothpastes, but it's something worth looking in to.
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That's interesting about what dentists think about whitening toothpaste! I have to say that when I used the Rembrandt product (the small tubes - a little expensive) religiously, my teeth really did turn whiter - just in time for my wedding day. I realized they were whiter than everyone else's after I got back all my wedding pic proofs! There's no fluoride in them, so I'd first brush with a regular toothpaste, then I'd brush the front top and front bottom with rembrandt - and you had to use a full brush worth for at least one whole minute. I'd also not rinse my mouth out for about an hour. Since I stopped using the rembrandt, I do think my teeth aren't as white. I use Sensodyne whitening and I don't know if that's working as well. Anther thing that's weird about whitening paste is that you wake up with a stringy residue in your mouth - strange.