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Your condition with lichen planus might be exacerbated by using whitening agents. I would recommend doing professional trays and start slow (maybe 15 minutes) at first to see how you respond.
I have treated many patients over the years to whiten that have Lichen Planus. I would wait until symptoms, if any, are minimal. Custom tray whitening is good as mentioned above. However, I would also consider in office whitening like Zoom. The teeth are exposed and the gums and all other mouth tissues are protected with a barrier. This way the bleach would be prevented from irritating the mouth.
Since you will be introducing chemicals to the oral mucosa, there may be some irritation. Starting slow with take home trays and increasing exposure should give you an idea of your threshold. A well fitting tray system (not the flexible type found in most dental offices) should contain the gel and therefore limiting leakage and exposure to the gel.
Usually a patient is advised to refrain from consuming stained foods for 48 hours.Any dark colored foods, caffeine, sodas, turmeric in food should be avoided
In my office we put patients on a regimen of high fluoride toothpaste one to two weeks prior to in house whitening. I RARELY get patients with sensitivity. However it can happen and the dentist should give you high fluoride paste to take home and you can take advil / ibuprofen to help relieve...
Prior to whitening purchase a toothpaste containing potassium nitrate and fluoride. Examples of this are called Prevident 5000 and Gel-Kam. Some of these products are now over the counter. They work great to help close the "enamel pores" that when exposed can cause...
