Crest White Strips Premium- Not for People with Cavities

A few years ago, I needed a root canal and a lot of fillings. Not to mention that all four of my wisdom teeth had to be extracted. It took many appointments to fix my teeth. The dentist office staff was starting to seem like friends because I was there so much. After having my teeth fixed, there was only one thing left to do---whiten my teeth. The dentist advised against it since my white fillings matched my teeth so perfectly. I reluctantly agreed with him and gave up on the idea.

But then a year ago, I got to thinking again about whitening my teeth. After all, everyone else was doing it. I bugged my dentist again, and he recommended that I use Crest White Strips. He explained that the amount of the whitening agent is lower in the Crest White Strips than what he uses on his patients. This was a good thing because it meant that the strips wouldn't whiten as much and cause my fillings to be visible.

As the commercials show, the strips are really convenient to use. I used them while I chatted on the internet with my online friends. But the second time I used them, it hit me ---intense pain.

I felt a shooting pain in my mouth that was worse than when my wisdom teeth were infected. It was so painful, I felt light-headed and dizzy. I couldn't imagine what the problem might be as I had never heard of anyone having this problem with the whitening strips. I removed them and brushed my teeth to remove the gunk that the strips leave behind. Immediately, the pain went away.

Feeling brave, I tried the strips again two days later. And it happened again---intense pain. I contacted my dentist office and they said that some people are sensitive to the whitening agent in the strips. Sensitive? I was so far passed sensitive that the suggestion was laughable.

At my next six month check up, I told my dentist that I apparently had a cavity. And I explained my problems with the Crest White Strips. Like his receptionist, he didn't believe that the strips would make a cavity hurt. Well, I had a cavity, and he filled it at a later appointment.