Soldato
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How long does the stinging and sensitivity last? I have heard a few horror stories about these in the past. I'm interested, but would rather have off white teeth than molten gums.
No worries - you wont have any long term problems.
The first few times are the worst - you *may* wish to take a few pain killers in advance (there again you may not be as big a tart as i am lol ). how well does the mouth guard fit? this will have an effect on the pain (pain from pressure on the teeth AND the bleach itself as my guard was made of hard plastic)
I couldn't see how using more than half a tube per session could be justified (a lot of the bleach will get squeezed out of the mouth guard and wasted if used excessively) so i have 8 sessions (1 session per day due to the pain) of 3 hours and at first it stung for at least the first 90 mins each time however towards the back end of the course it only lasted a few mins. Teeth feel sensitive for a while after each session - a few hours and your gums will be irritated but nothing excessive.
depending on the fit of the mouth guard you *may* also not be able to get the staining close to the gums. so there will possibly be a an area of each tooth the 'old' colour.