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I had a really bad coffee stain on my front teeth. Had tried the crest ones for a while but they weren't helping. My hygienist did some treatment and told me it'll probably come back because of the texture of my teeth, but told me to use the crest ones a few days ahead of a special event if I wanted a touchup. Stain came back.

Went to the dentist for an unrelated issue and my dentist noticed the stain, literally filed down my tooth in like 2 seconds and for free, and the stain has never come back again, lol.

Yeah. They gave me sensitive teeth. It works by getting rid of the top layer of your teeth. Avoid.

crest whitening strips absolutely work, and you shouldn't use the whole box at once, wait a few months. that drastic of a change is obvious and can make your teeth super sensitive. but they absolutely worked for me. the difference between each one is how many come in the box and how concentrated they are. the 3D white strips I feel are the best balance and price value.

My hygienist told me to just use OTC instead of trying to do it at the dentist's office. She didn't suggest a specific brand though.

I got best results having my dentist make me a mold ($70) and using Amazon whitening tubes.

Never intended but brushing consistently with a Sonicare yielded me pretty freakin’ white teeth. I have been using one since high school and have never had any problems with my teeth. Can’t recommend enough.

Crest 3D strips work well, but do not fall asleep with them in... I did that by accident, swallowed one of the strips and woke up in such excruciating pain I had to crawl to the bathroom and puke. Just as heads up

Crest 3D whitening strips sold at Costco work for me. My teeth were noticeably whiter both times I've gone through a box. Of note, I drink espresso about 4 times per day, so maybe they're particularly good at whitening coffee-stained teeth.

They make my teeth sensitive after a few strips though, but sodium fluoride 1.1% toothpaste remedies that.

Just baking soda works

I've tried the stick-on equate whitening strips, which did nothing that I could see.

Crest 3d whitening strips made my teeth amazing, but also sensitive. The stuff tastes gross. Follow the directions. I think it was like... Dry your teeth, put the strip on for like 30 minutes (which sucks ass) and then rinse your mouth. Took a few weeks for me to notice and I stopped using them as my teeth looked fine.

Counter teeth whitening?

They make em more yellow?

(sorry)

I've tried those press on and leave whitener strips when they were newish.

I used them for about a month and saw no difference.

I've tried numerous ones, and nothing has ever made a noticable difference on my teeth. My teeth don't look that bad though, so I just quit caring about it and never buy any whitening stuff any more.

Yes.

Even the generics work.

Just read the labels, see what they use and concentrations, so you can change brands if one makes your teeth hurt (higher peroxide concentrations can do this for people who are sensitive).