Whitestrips Review

Teeth whitening strips are thin, flexible pieces of plastic (polyethylene) that have been coated on one side with a thin film of hydrogen peroxide bleaching agent. Unlike other whitening systems where a whitener is placed in a tray, the strip itself is the delivery system for the whitener.

When used whitening strips are positioned across the user's teeth and then gently pressed into place so to insure maximum contact between the whitener and the surface of each tooth that will receive treatment. Whitening strips kits contain two different shapes of strips. Half of the kit's strips are designed to fit across the user's upper teeth and the other half are shaped to fit across their lower teeth.

How often and for how long are teeth whitening strips worn?

Teeth whitening strips are typically worn for 30 minutes a day, twice a day. The number of strips contained in each whitening kit varies depending on the concentration of the whitener that has been applied to them. Whitening strips that have been coated with a 6% hydrogen peroxide whitener are intended to be worn over a course of 14 days. Strips coated with 10% whitener are intended for a treatment period of 7 days. Of course if a person has achieved the whitening results they desired before using the entire contents of the whitening strips kit they can terminate treatments at any time.

How are whitening strips different from tray teeth whitening systems?

Teeth whitening strips have been designed so to provide an alternative to tray-based at-home teeth whitening systems. With tray bleaching products a whitening gel is placed into a rigid plastic bleaching tray that is then in turn slipped over the user's teeth and worn for some hours per day or else overnight.

Some people will find that teeth whitening systems that make use of bleaching trays are inconvenient or incompatible with their needs. Bleaching trays can be bulky and therefore make speech difficult, aggravate a jaw joint problem, or promote gagging or salivation. Typically bleaching trays are somewhat visible to others when in place.

With whitening strips no tray is needed. The strip itself is the delivery system for the whitener and it is very thin in comparison to a bleaching tray. Because of these differences a person may find that a strip-based product interferes with life's activities less so than a tray. In addition, some people may find that whitening strips are less visible when worn than bleaching trays, thus providing less restriction on those opportunities when a person might feel comfortable performing their bleaching treatments.

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