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Should I whiten my teeth?
Think my teeth will look like this after one week of white strips?  
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What is a blog?  For us it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Published May 19, 2009 at 1:13 p.m.
Tags: crest whitestripes, teeth, teeth whitening, flossing, tooth

After years of contemplating, I think I'm ready to invest in Crest Whitestrips and give teeth whitening a whirl. However, I am wavering a little bit, mostly because I am wondering about the results.

My teeth are fairly white already, but two decades of coffee drinking and weekly wine indulging have robbed my chompers of their extreme pearly whiteness. However, I would hate to have my teeth get too white -- nobody wants a truly blinding smiling -- but my gut says that won't happen with a home whitening kit. Right?

I plan to document this process, so I'll post the results in a later blog. In the mean time, I'll take this opportunity to report that my New Year's resolution to floss daily is going very well. I know you were wondering.

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Posted by ajsmith2784 on May 21, 2009 at 8:17 a.m. (report)

Be careful, they make your teeth VERY sensitive! Although I haven't tried the Crest Sensitive Whitening Strips I'm sure they're probably a better way to go. If you fall off the flossing bandwagon I also hear that water picks are amazing and do a far better job than floss... just what I've heard on the down low...

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Posted by Crash on May 20, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. (report)

I use the Listerine whitening mouthwash as well as Rembrandt intense stain removal toothpaste and they work wonders on my coffee & red wine discolorations. Those two are so much easier to use than a whitening strip or even trays from a dentist. Go and get a thorough cleaning and then have your dentist do a power bleaching.

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Posted by alba on May 20, 2009 at 8:42 a.m. (report)

You need to be careful if you have sensitive teeth I found that the whitening peroxide is really painful.

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Posted by Hillwilliam on May 19, 2009 at 9:52 p.m. (report)

Heck no, Mol. The choppers look great. Spend the money on another bottle of red and invite us over to stain teeth together.

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Posted by Heather on May 19, 2009 at 2:54 p.m. (report)

I've been using them off and on the past couple days (trying to make a good impression). I've used them in the past too. You never get a blinding white smile, but I've found using a couple strips gets me a whiter smile. I usually don't do the whole 14 day regimen, 2 strips a day for half an hour. Sometimes I just do one a day. Try it out, it can't hurt to try (although sometimes your gums or teeth complain, but it's a manageable pain)

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