The chemotherapy treatments ended in feb. 2010. My teeth are now yellowish and more sensitive than before. Will the zoom treatment help, I am concerned that any whitening treatment will make my teeth more sensitive. Please advise. I do not do well with pain anymore. Thank you.
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Unfortunately, zoom whitening will not remove tetracycline stains, as the stains are deep in the tooth enamel. These are intrinsic stains. Zoom whitening can't penetrate deep enough into the teeth to remove the staining.
It's extremely important for good results that teeth are clean and tartar free before any whitening procedure. The whitening gel cannot penetrate through plaque and calculus. So, you will get spotty results if teeth are not cleaned prior to the zoom whitening treatment...
You should refrigerate the whitening gel and take it out of the refrigerator about an hour before use. Keeping the gel in your refrigerator keeps the ingredients fresh longer.