Crest whitening strips...did i ruin my teeth!?!
Question: Ok so i will once in a while use crest whitening strips...i bought a 48 pack an i stil havent usd all of it..i will like occasioanly once every 2 or 3 weeks i will use a whitening strip for 3 days in a row(once a day for 3 days) And it seems good enough for me. So i dont use them often.
Anyways just last night i used one an fell aspleep with them on...yea i kno stupid.
Ur only sopposed to have them on for 30 minutes....but i woke up 4 hours later!!!! I rushed to take them off but the bottom one was gone...either i swallowed it or it deslved in my mouth...the top one was still on so i took it out...my teeth dont feel any more sensative..or anything they seem the same..but i just wanted to make sure i didnt **** them up at all...an yes i kno whiteneing strips ruins ur enamle...i just want to kno if keepin them on for 4 hrs F'd my teeth or gum lines up at all!?!??!/
Answers: Ok so i will once in a while use crest whitening strips...i bought a 48 pack an i stil havent usd all of it..i will like occasioanly once every 2 or 3 weeks i will use a whitening strip for 3 days in a row(once a day for 3 days) And it seems good enough for me. So i dont use them often.
Anyways just last night i used one an fell aspleep with them on...yea i kno stupid.
Ur only sopposed to have them on for 30 minutes....but i woke up 4 hours later!!!! I rushed to take them off but the bottom one was gone...either i swallowed it or it deslved in my mouth...the top one was still on so i took it out...my teeth dont feel any more sensative..or anything they seem the same..but i just wanted to make sure i didnt **** them up at all...an yes i kno whiteneing strips ruins ur enamle...i just want to kno if keepin them on for 4 hrs F'd my teeth or gum lines up at all!?!??!/
This is how the strips actually work...this may help ease your mind. The whitening gel opens the enamel rods in your teeth to allow the peroxide to get down in the enamel of your teeth. This is why teeth get sensitive from the treatments. So here's my suggestion.....stay away from anything that can stain your teeth. This is like coffee, soda, red juices, I think you get the idea. I'd do this for 3-7 days just to play it safe. The enamel rods should close back up but since the strips were left on so long, it may take a little longer than usual. I don't think you destroyed your teeth or anything but if you have any problems, inflamation, or pain...call your dentist.
A dentist might be able to help you better.