Whitening Your Teeth is So Much Safer at the Dentist

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2014

This Importance Of Protecting Your Gums During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a wonderful part of life for many women, but it is also a time when your body is prone to health problems. One of these problems is gum disease, but you can prevent this from happening by taking the right steps. Why Does Pregnancy Cause Gum Disease? If you are currently pregnant, you probably already see a lot of changes in your body, the way you feel, and even in the way you think. Read More»

One day a friend convinced me to use a whitening kit from the drugstore. I said "what the heck?" and used the kit as instructed. I knew something was wrong when I had the whitening trays on my teeth for a few minutes and my gums started burning. Ouch! My gums were so red and painful I had to go to the dentist to have them looked at. He said I was lucky I removed the trays when I did, or I could have seriously damaged my gums. My dentist told me the trays were not made for my smaller mouth, and I was bleaching my gums along with my teeth! I now only have my teeth whitened by my dentist. I created this blog to share my experience and let others know that you can burn your gums when whitening at home, so have a professional whiten your teeth!