RealRed
RealRed
1 posts
Brooklyn, NY

“Omg! painful!”

Teeth whitening: NOT worth it

Cost: $350
Pain: Worst possible
Teeth whitening satisfaction: Poor1 Star Rating: Poor

So, I finally decided to invest in making my teeth whiter and decided to go with Zoom. Prior to Zoom, I used the Crest whitestrips once as the strip caused too much sensitivity, I had to remove the strip.

Needed and alternative method of whitening and decided to go with Zoom. I really should have just left my teeth the way they were. I told the dentist about my Crest strip problem so she gave me 2 Tylenol before the procedure.

I had the procedure completed in four 15 minute sessions (I thought was only supposed to be 3 sessions, but what do I know?) The last session was tolerable but did experience zinging pain shooting trough my bottom teeth which is when I should have told the technician to stop, but again, what do I know? Right?

Finally, machine beeped and the technician removed the "protective covering" and asked that I rinse. OMG!!! Rinse with cold water? NEVER AGAIN! She immediately gave me 4 Advil this time. So, I go home, go to work, and the pain is pretty severe. The procedure was completed at 1:30 and now it is 7:00pm and my bottom teeth are throbbing pain bad!!!! How much Advil can I take? I'm already up to 8 Advil so far. How long will this last? My teeth are whiter (not worth the pain as I feel like they could be whiter) and the pain in unbearable and I don’t wish this pain on anyone.

Nov 11, 2008Comments and replies (1)

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in pain
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13 Nov 2008

OMG!!! This was totally not worth the pain. I would much rather do the whitening strips. I could only stand three 15-minute sessions, and by the end of the third, my bottom teeth hurt so bad. I am at home now and keep getting shooting pains through my teeth. I would definitely not recommend this procedure to anybody (well, except my ex-husband.!!!)

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