Crest Whitestrips SUPREME

by Whitestrips

Product Features

• 84 Tooth Whitening Strips, 42 Upper & 42 Lower Strips
• 1 Travel Compact
• Professional Strenght Whitening System
• Highest Maximum Concentration Whitening power Available

Product Description

Crest Whitestrips Supreme Professional Strength Whitening System. Thin, flexible strips are applied to teeth for 30 minutes, twice daily and successful whitening is achieved in just 21 days.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• ASIN: B000EK8VIE
• UPC: 003700011840
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,922 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

86 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Dentist Reviews This Product, August 23, 2005

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kone "kone" (USA) - See all my reviews
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I am a dentist who recommends Crest White Strips to my patients because they do work to whiten teeth. However, they have to be used correctly and I recommend that you follow the directions exactly as specified inside the box.

This product contains 14% hydrogen peroxide, which is the most concentrated solution that Crest makes.

1. First brush your teeth with a wet toothbrush (no toothpaste) to remove the layer of plaque. Tooth enamel has pores and the pores need to be open for the chemical to penetrate.

2. Use the strips as directed in the instructional insert. The inner part of the strip has a chemical called carbamide peroxide (a 14% form of hydrogen peroxide; in-office dental whitening uses a 15-30% version of the same chemical) that causes the stains inside your teeth to be oxidized and turn white. Applying the strips has a small learning curve as you will probably bend or fold a couple of them before you get the technique down.

2. Leave the strips on for the specified amount of time. Don't exceed the time stated. As each day and treatment passes, your teeth should get whiter.

Disadvantages

1. The chemical can and probably will "burn" your gums. If you notice a burning sensation when you use the product, it is the chemical oxidizing (or burning) your gums. Depending on how severe the burning is, it may cause you to want to stop the treatment. It is OK to stop the treatment for a day or two to let the gums heal. Once they are normal again, resume treatment with the White Strips. Try to not ge the strip on your gums.

2. Your teeth may become senstiive during the treatment time. Try to tolerate the sensitivity if it is mild, but if more severe, take a day or two off to let the teeth settle down and then pick up where you left off. You may notice much more sensitivity to cold water, ice cream, etc. The peroxide causes an inflamation of the inner pulp, or nerve center of the tooth and makes the teeth very sensitive to biting or cold drinks or foods. If your teeth become too sensitive, back off on the strips until the sensitivity is gone before resuming bleaching.

3. The strips only cover your front teeth, so only your front teeth will bleach. You may notice the distinct difference between the back (unbleached) teeth and the front (bleached) teeth. Since most people notice the front 6 teeth anyway, this is not a big deal. However, if you have a wide toothy smile, you may want to have a dentist make you a tray that will hold the chemical on the back teeth to whiten them too.

3. The bleaching effect works best on yellow stains. If your stains are due to tetracycline (brownish grey stains in a band on your teeth, your best bet is to have a dentist whiten your teeth as the dentist will use a tray to hold a more concentrated form of the chemical on your teeth for a longer period of time.

Crest White Strips Supreme work for most people. Younger people with yellow stains seem to respond best. They don't work as well or as fast as a dentist-made custom-tray bleaching, but over time, you will get a result that will be close to that of a dentist, and you will save money too.

This is a good place to start with bleaching, and if you are not satisfied with the results, you can then see your dentist for a more concentrated form of bleaching.

The "Supreme" designation of this product means you get strips with a 14% carbamide peroxide concentration - much stronger than the "Professional" (6.5%), or the "Premium" (10%). The higher the concentration of peroxide the more chance for negative side effects, (i.e. sensitivity of the teeth). On the other hand, the stronger the bleach the fster the whitening.

Jim "Konedog" Koenig, DDS

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tooth Bleaching Primer, September 4, 2008

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kone "kone" (USA) - See all my reviews
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I am a dentist who recommends Crest White Strips Supreme to my patients because they do work to whiten teeth. However, they have to be used correctly and I recommend that you follow the directions exactly as specified inside the box. This particular product is the strongest concentration that Crest makes - a 14% solution of hydrogen peroxide.

1. Use the strips twice per day for maximum efectiveness. The inner part of the strip has a chemical called carbamide peroxide (a 14% form of hydrogen peroxide that causes the stains inside your teeth to be oxidized and turn white. Applying the strips has a small learning curve as you will probably bend or fold a couple of them before you get the technique down. (If your teeth get too sensitive using this concentration, you can use the plain Crest Whitestrips, as it has a less concentrated bleaching agent. It will likely take longer to achieve whitening, but it may be more comfortable. The more concentrated the bleaching material, the faster the results.

2. Leave the strips on for 30 minutes at a time. After thirty minutes r3emove the strip and take off the excess gel from yoru teeth by rinsing. You can reapply a new strip immediately if you chose, for the treatment requires one hour of treatment time per day to work. It does not matter if you do this in one continuous 60-minute period or two 30-minute periods. Do this for two to three weeks and your teeth will get whiter. Very little resutls in extra whitening are gained beyond three weeks of therapy.

Disadvantages

1. The chemical can and may occasionally "burn" your gums. If you notice a burning sensation when you use the product, it is the chemical oxidizing (or burning) your gums. Depending on how severe the burning is, it may cause you to want to stop the treatment. It is OK to stop the treatment for a day or two to let the gums heal. Once they are normal again, resume treatment with the White Strips.

2. Your teeth may become senstiive during the two-week treatment time. Try to push yourself through the sensitivity if it is mild, but if more severe, take a day or two off to let the teeth settle down and then pick up where you left off.

3. The strips only cover your front teeth, so only your front teeth will bleach. You may notice the distinct difference between the back (unbleached) teeth and the front (bleached) teeth. Since most people notice the front 6 teeth anyway, this is not a big deal. However, if you have a wide toothy smile, you may want to have a dentist make you a tray that will hold the chemical on the back teeth to whiten them too.

3. The bleaching effect works best on yellow stains. If your stains are due to tetracycline (brownish grey stains in a band on your teeth, your best bet is to have a dentist whiten your teeth with a very concentrated form of hydrogen peroxide for two sessions, and then continue with Crest Strips thereafter to continue the bleaching process.

Crest White Strips work for the vast majority of people. Crest White Strips are a good place to start with bleaching, and if you are not satisfied with the results, you can then see your dentist for a more concentrated form of bleaching.

Jim "Konedog" Koenig, DDS

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Really whiten, but causes very sensitive teeth!, February 13, 2008

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C. Haak (Dillsburg, PA) - See all my reviews
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I used them as directed and did notice definite whitening of my teeth, however I had to discontinue for a while because it caused extreme sensitivity to my teeth. It was too painful to continue.