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Apply. To apply, simply remove the teeth whitening strip from its liner and place the gel side to your teeth, aligned with your gum line. Press against your teeth for best contact and fold the remainder of the strip behind your teeth.
Do I brush my teeth after I use Crest White Strips?
We recommend that with any form of whitening that teeth are brushed beforehand. This is to ensure that any plaque (this sticky surface layer on your teeth) is removed and that any whitening agent present in the strips or gel gets the closest contact with the teeth.
How often should I use Crest 3D White Strips?
Use your 3DWhitestrips only as frequently as indicated in the directions printed on the box for best results. In fact, we’ve done extensive testing and determined that we do not recommend using more than two upper strips and two lower strips per day.
Do you brush your teeth before Crest 3D White Strips?
Can I Brush My Teeth Immediately Before Using Whitestrips? Do NOT brush immediately BEFORE applying strips. To avoid gum irritation, allow for some time to pass after you have brushed your teeth to apply strips.
How long does it take for Crest 3 D White Strips to work?
Achieve professional-level teeth whitening results and remove 14 years of stains in just 30 minutes a day with Crest 3D White Whitestrips Professional Effects. You’ll see a whiter smile after 3 days, and full results in 20 days.
What happens if I leave whitening strips on too long?
It’s safe to brush your teeth after applying whitening strips. Leaving them on for too long can cause tooth sensitivity, gum irritation, and tooth damage. Your dentist can recommend the best whitening strips for your situation.
Can you swallow while wearing Crest White Strips?
What happens if I swallow the strip or some of the gel from the strip? No adverse effects will result from ingesting the peroxide gel. It will simply pass through your system without causing any damage. However, swallowing large amounts of peroxide can cause nausea and stomach irritation.
Should I use Crest Whitestrips in the morning or at night?
CAN I WAER CREST WHITESTRIPS OVERNIGHT WHILE I SLEEP? No, do not wear Whitestrips overnight or while sleeping. These treatments are designed to be worn for the recommended usage time only. PLEASE do NOT brush immediately BEFORE applying your Crest Whitestrips.
How long after whitening strips can I eat?
Typically it’s recommended to wait at least one hour before eating. You could even go so far as to following the same post-op instructions for procedures such as an in-office one hour whitening and eat only clear/white foods/liquids for 24 hours to prevent any other possible staining.
How many days in a row can you use Crest Whitestrips?
Teeth whitening strips should be applied to the teeth on a daily basis. Do not skip a day! Continue to apply your teeth whitening strips across the entire period of time noted in the instructions. In most cases, teeth whitening strips are meant to be applied every day for at least two full weeks.
What to do after taking off whitening strips?
Since the left over gel isn’t harmful, you can do any of the following: Rinse your mouth with water. Wipe the gel off your teeth. Brush it off. Leave it, as it will dissolve eventually.
Do I use Crest 3D White Strips everyday?
How To Apply At Home Teeth Whitening. The strips are applied to upper and lower teeth, once a day, for up to 30 minutes. Depending on the specific Crest 3D White Whitestrips product chosen, strips should be applied daily for anywhere from 10 to 20 consecutive days.
Why are whitening strips not working?
The Whitening Agent’s Concentration is NOT Strong Enough When it comes to whitening your teeth, the concentration of the whitening agent makes all the difference. Whitening strips, for example, do not have a high enough concentration to penetrate deep into the enamel and are unable to whiten many deeper stains.
Can I use 2 boxes of Crest Whitestrips in a row?
Yes. With Crest 3DWhitestrips, you can use one strip right after the other (back-to-back). Wear teeth whitening strips for the instructed time, then remove; rinse or wipe if needed, then apply a second whitening strip.
Do whitening strips work on yellow teeth?
Yellow or stained teeth can be made significantly whiter with the use of OTC products. These products include teeth whitening strips and whitening toothpaste. Teeth whitening products are typically safe to use, as long as you follow package directions.
Can I use mouthwash before whitening strips?
For a full rounded whitening routine, pre-rinse, floss, brush, then use mouthwash. The active ingredients in mouthwash loosen up buildup and food to make brushing and flossing more effective.
Is it okay to spit while whitening teeth?
When filling a set of upper and lower whitening trays with whitening gel, approximately 6.5mg of peroxide is placed in the trays. Saliva is capable of destroying a full 29mg of peroxide per minute! It takes very little contamination of the whitening gel in the trays by saliva to destroy whitening gel on contact.
Does saliva affect Crest whitening strips?
You’re experiencing a natural reaction between your saliva and the whitening agent on our Whitestrips. Saliva increases whenever you place an object of any kind in your mouth. As saliva increases, it also reacts with the whitening agent and together they make foam.
