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Lance Timmerman, DMD answers: Teeth whitening options for a teeth grinder?

I’m a teeth grinder and routinely wear a night guard. So I can’t use the tray-based teeth whitening. Crest strips also fall off. Am I stuck and have to go to the dentist for laser whitening?


Lance Timmerman, DMD
24 days ago

If you use trays during the day and not at night, you should be able to get the result you are looking for without sacrificing night guard wear.  It may be for shorter times, so it may take longer than the normal 2 weeks to get them as white as they will get.

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A: Some newer tray styles only have to be worn for 2 hours

Robert G. Berman, DDS, PS
17 months ago

Some of the newer tray style bleach systems only need to be worn 2 hrs. Most people wear these between dinner and bedtime. Since you are a clencher you may experience some sensitivity. Alternating a flouride gel in the tray with bleach everyother night usually helps.

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