Two weeks before bleaching brush teeth normally
with a desensitizing toothpaste like Sensodyne,
Crest Sensitivity, Bulter sensitivity or any toothpaste
containing fluoride and 5% potassium nitrate.
The new generation of remineralizing toothpastes
such as Dr. Collins Restore Toothpaste also
addresses sensitivity and is highly recommended
for both before and after bleaching.
We highly recommend you just bleach the
top teeth first i.e. one tray at a time only
and also use a low strength percentage of
bleaching gel. Use 10% carbamide peroxide
(CP) to start.
After brushing for a few days, wear your EMPTY
bleaching trays alone for a few hours or even
over night.
After wearing the empty trays place Dr.
Collins Desensitizing gel in the tray for 1 hour
before bleaching. Alternatively some dentists
recommend placing SLS-free (foam free)
desensitizing toothpaste (original Sensodyne) in
the tray and wear at night or during the day a
few times..
After comfortable with trays alone or with toothpaste,
place the bleaching material in the tray instead
of the toothpaste. Please refer to the bleaching
instructions:
Continue brushing teeth normally
with Dr. Collins Restore Toothpaste or any
desensitizing toothpaste containing fluoride
and potassium nitrate 5% (Sensodyne, Crest) while
bleaching.
Repeat the cycle daily. If no problem with sensitivity,
you may replace 10% CP with a higher concentration
to possibly shorten the bleaching time.
If you have sensitivity after bleaching begins,
do some of the following:
Skip a night/day or two of bleaching, and
start again.
Change from night wear (using 10% CP to day
wear if not already doing so, i.e. bleach
for less time. Start with 30 minutes and
increase the wearing time if you experience
no sensitivity.
Most effective is to place Dr. Collins
Desensitizing Gel inside the tray after
bleaching. Do NOT mix with bleaching gel.
Alternate wear times of tray, with
desensitizing material in one time period,
and bleaching material the next.
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