Re: Teeth Whitening - cheap alternative

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:51:34 -0400

I am kind of curmudgeon-like when the 85-year old guy, wants his teeth
whitened.

"WHAT FOR?"

Hot dates in the nursing home?

Or the lady who can stand to lose 80 pounds and still be plump still
"WANTS TO LOOK HER BEST."

I am thinking ... will power lady. Will power, not whitening.

Joel

>On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:32:59 GMT, "Chuck" <chuck@host.invalid> wrote:

>
><g9u5dd43@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:415aa138.1448252@news-server.indy.rr.com...
>> Dentist charge $200 for a special tray to hold a whitening agent.
>> Stores sell a strip to fasten to your teeth to apply a similar agent.
>> A box of the strips cost about $26.
>>
>> So, what's the agent? Look at the ingredients.
>> The key ingredient is hydrogen peroxide.
>> Hydrogen peroxide is used by some for a mouth rinse.
>> You can get a similar teeth whitening affect by brushing your teeth
>> with hydrogen peroxide and it cost a lot less.
>>
>>
>
>Funny, our dentist threw a fit several years ago when my wife complained
>about her teeth hurting. He found out that she started using a toothpaste
>with hydrogen peroxide and he told her to stop using it... *now*! He said
>that's the worst thing that you can do...
>
>If that's the case, I would hate to see what the "strips" do to your teeth.
>
>Joel, your opinion? Have you tried the strips on your tooth?
>
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