A New Way to Whiten Your Teeth
You might call it a “band-aid approach.” Having a whiter, brighter smile may be as easy as wearing strips on your teeth for only an hour a day.
They’re called Whitestrips. The thin, plastic strips are coated with 4 percent hydrogen peroxide. That active ingredient can remove stains within the teeth as well as on the surface.
It’s almost like putting on an adhesive bandage. You peel off a sticky back and place it on your teeth.
The makers of Whitestrips say they are as effective as teeth whitening gels used with special, high-intensity lights, lasers or in trays you wear overnight.
“They use the same, enamel-safe ingredient that dentists have used for over 20 years,” explained Paul Sage, the inventor of Whitestrips.
I wanted to try my own experiment, so a colleague agreed to use Whitestrips for two weeks. She put one on her upper teeth, twice a day for 20 minutes at a time. Two weeks later, she was pleasantly surprised at the results.
Some dentists do not like Whitestrips. They warn that they can cause irritation, and that it’s hard to control consistency. They prefer in-office whitening procedures.
Whitestrips cost about $42 for one box. That’s enough to treat your upper and lower teeth for about two weeks. They’re available over the Internet and through a toll-free phone number, and they will be available in drugstores next spring.
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