Opinions? (I may go MIA for a bit, got a busy day, but I wanted to throw this out there for thoughts.....)
In my effort to be *concise*, I often come off as blunt and harsh. Sorry, don't mean to be offensive.
Just my opinion.
AJ's MOM
"Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always." - Albert Schweitzer ____________________________________________ Me: BW - Him: 200+ # tumor removed 7/09 One AMAZING DS - 34
DS came back from his dad's with a kit for teeth-whitening in his bag. I was like "huh?" DS doesn't drink coffee, grape juice, red wine, or eat tooth-staining foods. I didn't get out my microscope....but his teeth look *fine* to me. Fine enough that, IMO, his gums don't need to have 20-30 minutes/wk exposure to a bleach product.
After I saw the kit I told DS that I didn't think using it was a good idea at this point in time and that if he was worried about his teeth that he should start by brushing them 2 or 3 times a day first.
My stbx is very *vain* and I put this out there in an effort to get a touch-point because I'm now very sensitized to vanity-type issues and don't always trust my instincts in this area because of it.
No way. If he wants his teeth to be whiter, he needs to up his brushing. If he brushes from 4-6 times a day he will see a big difference. If he wants them fake white, you know how some stars get theirs to look almost bluish then I would only allow him to use a mixture of peroxide, and baking soda (that's what most bleaching products are) and he will most likely be so disgusted by the taste it will end it.
Oh and you can tell him this story.... One of my MA's that worked for me decided she wanted her teeth really white for a wedding she was going to be in. She used real bleach. Called me in a panic about an hour later. She had all of her gums, roof of her mouth, and tissue under her tongue slough off. Her teeth were also so sensitive she couldn't eat, and could only drink through a straw. I couldn't stop laughing when she called me, but wow. Really?
The obsession of many folks with this come from the photoshopping of celebrities mouths to look perfect on TV guide and magazines.
Maybe we could all just get over this?
