My wife states this each time she wears uncomfortable shoes that look great... Most sensitivity from bleaching comes from dehydration of the teeth. Many people are not affected (most teeth whitening patients report zero discomfort), but some ARE and it can be very painful. Normally, within 24-48... more
Pain after Brite Smile
I had Brite Smile done at 11 am today, and the pain in my teeth is unbareable. It's now 11 hours later. Is there anything I can do?
3 answers to “Pain after Brite Smile”
A: Ibuprofen and High Fluoride toothpaste
I would take ibuprofen to relieve the discomfort as well as use the high fluoride toothpaste. I give my patients this paste a week before to avoid these side effects and prefer the ZOOM procedure. Brite Smile has too much heat involved. If your symptoms persist more than 2 days, see your dentist. Also drink... more
A: Advil and warm gauze
Certainly NSAIDs such as Advil will help to alleviate the pain. You can ask you dentist for MI paste or relief gel. These substantially help to relieve the sensitivity from the whitening. You can also try warm gauze on the teeth. Typically the sensitivity persists... more
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13 Jan 2009
I am in the worst pain!! I had the procedure done at 10 am today, its now 7 pm and I already took alieve pain liquid gels and nothing is helping my teeth are killing me! I will NEVER EVER get this done again!
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4 Mar 2009
I, too, experienced the most horrific pain after I had the BriteSmile procedure recently. Within hours of leaving the dental office, I felt like I wanted to rip my teeth out. I almost nwent to the emergency room. I have experienced pain before in my life and have a good tolerance for it - but no-one prepared me for what I went through for over 20 hours. I cannot even to begin to describe what the pain was like. The pain relief gel they give you is a joke, the pain meds they give you also do not touch this pain. I would NEVER recommend this to anyone. Also, when I told the dental staff and dentist about what I went through, they just rolled their eyes and acted like I was crazy. And, after enduring all of that my teeth only lightened up by 1 shade - and a month later, they are back to where they were. I see no difference whatsoever. DO NOT HAVE THIS BRITE SMILE DONE.
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29 Apr 2009
I wish I would have seen this site and the comments - maybe I wouldn't be going through the same thing! This is unbearable and I have a very high tolerance to pain normally. I would never do this again nor recommend this proceedure to anyone!! How long will this last? My gums have blood all around the teeth! Nothing is helping and I am considering going to the emergency room. Any other ideas? Help!