Teeth Whitening
My smile was not looking as white as it used to, no wonder with all of the Diet Coke I drink. So I headed on down to the drug store and picked up a box of Crest White Strips for $60. Of course, looking back I could have got them a lot cheaper on eBay, but I was far too impatient for that, so I over paid.
Well, I put those slimy pieces of plastic on my teeth and left them on the required 1/2 hour. Besides drooling profusely and not being able to swallow, I felt like I was going to gag. The thought of using these things 1/2 hour twice per day for the next seven days was not all that appealing to me and decided I needed another solution.
Well today I headed out to the mall where they have a teeth whitening store front. Although the place did not say “Zoom Whitening” (a term most are familiar with) it look like something similar. Much to my surprise, the place was kind of slow and they were willing to bargain a little and they charged me $100 tax included. I proceeded to sit down in a comfy chair whilst they put a tray of gunk in my mouth, put a light on the teeth and told me to open your lips as wide as possible for 15 minutes.
Well, this blog is all about honesty, and I have to admit, it was not the most pleasant 15 minutes of my life. I thought I was going to have lock jaw from keeping my smile so wide, and it was uncomfortable because it is such an unnatural position, but looking back, I would do it again in an instant.
Prior to whitening they compare samples of fake teeth to yours and once whitening is complete, they compare your new and whiter smile to the tooth chart again to see how well it worked. Well, they promise 3-8 shades lighter, and mine ended up being about 10 shades whiter. I was more than pleased.
So todays tip is, bright white teeth look so much better on a person and while Crest white strips may work for some people, I believe that the professional whitening is far better for several reasons. It is far quicker than the white strips, it whitens your teeth more and in the end I think it is a good bit cheaper than the strips because one treatment usually does it compared to perhaps doing 2 boxes of strips.
Now I must run and check the mirror again, I can’t believe my bright white smile!
