Are these things bad for your teeth at all? I've used them with some success and my teeth become sensitive after a few consecutive days of use... I'm just wondering if there any sort of permanent negative outside of that one temporary side effect.
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Best advice: Use a high fluoride toothpaste before using white strips (like fluorodex) - maybe for a month. While using white strips, dont use them right after you brush - wait an hour or so. Don't brush right after using the strips. Drink LOTS of water! and use a toothpaste like sensodyne to help with the sensitivity.
Overuse of white strips can degrade your enamel. White strips are acidic and that is what causes the sensitivity. Overuse can erode your enamel!
The articles I've read suggest that they aren't damaging to your teeth. Where have you heard this?
I'm pretty sure it won't erode your enamel even with overuse...
You're right. Thats what I get for only using shady sources the first time I looked it up.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300571207000139
http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v198/n5/abs/4812126a.html
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0109564106002673
aha bump to first page
