just had my teeth cleaned by laser(4days ago). difficult to chew food due to tenderness of Gums. is it normal to have pain this long after the laser cleaning
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In my opinion, laser or light activated whitening is not a good treatment. The only good thing about it is that in some cases, you will have whiter teeth right away. However, a lot of the whitening effect is due to dehydration of the enamel (from the 2 hours your teeth are isolated). Once...
One of the reasons why teeth whitening should be done by a dentist rather than at the mall is to solve issues like these. If you have had the front fillings for a while, then the yellow color is not likely to improve a lot.
If these are fairly new fillings (for example, a few months old),...
Sensitive teeth can be caused be a number of different causes. Generally the toothpastes that have some whitening effects or stain fighting effects are prone to cause MORE sensitivity.
The stains on the front of your teeth appear to me like old bonding that has discolored from both aging and...