Whitening toothpaste

Galen your hair is gorgeous, love the colour!

Oh no, Galen. Silver is far more elegant than merely grey!

My front teeth are crowned so wouldn't respond to treatment. They match the natural colour of my teeth - ivory rather than white.

Ariadne it took a lot of problems to get this! I think I'd rather have had grey hair! But thank you for the complement!

Isn't it fab Ariadne ?

I still keep looking at my gnashers a year later. Money well spent.

I have now had my teeth whitening kit (from the dentist) for a week, and am really impressed by the results! Most of the top teeth, well, the visible ones, are crowned, so I am only really whitening the front two. It is not a drastic difference, but it looks so much better, and my red (but not white!) wine and smoking days are long gone, so they should stay this way, with a little attention.

And I still colour my hair - having seen. Myself totally grey when it came back after chemo, I know which I prefer on me. Now if it was like Galens I would love it.

I am due for a check-up in 2 weeks and now I am actually looking forward to going

I had small white fillings put in where my teeth are receding, then I could have the the peroxide whitening procedure.

It has made such a difference to no longer having yellow teeth. I have only gone a few shades lighter.

What a great thread. I am considering 'something' on my top front teeth but don't know what, I also have a crown but it has never been a good match. The whitening seems a good idea but I have quite a lot of receding gums.....any ideas anyone before I see my dentist?

I find eucryl tooth powder , used about once a week very effective !

I'm just glad that I have teeth at all [always assumed that by now I would have to have false ones.] Hmmmn, a new set of gleaming choppers, that may be nice.

Quite! It's a bit like going to the dentist though - holding your gums apart whilst dribbling everywhere! Because you can't swallow easily without shutting your mouth, at first. It comes, with practise.

Thanks for that janerowena, I followed the link and have ordered one, at that price you can't go wrong. I was always a bit nervous about buying a teeth whitening product as I wasn't sure how safe they were, but I feel reassured now. Watch this space.

cazthebookworm I just buy any old cheap pen on Ebay. Then I don't mind if they dry out if I forget to use them for a while.
This is the last one I bought.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171207337232?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1754wt_1105

It gives you a bit of a pick-up, especially in the summer, without looking too obvious.

I bet Amazon do them as well, if you prefer. I do have a vauge and distant memory of buying one in a shop, but it cost about £8 years ago.

Ok Ana I think it must be the way my mouth works that doesn't show my gums much.

At least with this thread all the different options are being voiced.

I am interested in trying the gel pens Janerowena but know little about them and there seem to be various brands and prices available. Any advice on choosing a suitable effective one would be appreciated...i.e. is it worth paying for a more expensive brand, and do you buy refills or a new pen when it has finished? Thanks you.

I'm sorry, NanKate, but your assertion that 'you very rarely reveal that much of your teeth' is incorrect - certainly with the top front teeth!

I've just tried a very small smile in the mirror and the black line is obvious.

You are right that crowns cannot be whitened. Also I have some white fillings on some front teeth. However as my dentist made sure I did I not lighten my teeth too much they are all relatively similar in colour which works well and makes them look natural.

The telly people who have identical white teeth look unnatural I think.

Also Ana even though you can see the black base at the gum line you very rarely reveal that much of your teeth.

It maybe worth discussing with your dentist.

I have the same problem with crowns. I'm not sure why my last dentist seemed to deliberately match the crowns to my most yellow teeth.

I'm glad you posted that, shysal because I have a similar problem, plus one of my crowns (very obvious, right at the front!) shows the black base of the crown at the gumline. Mind you, I have had it for twenty-plus years.

I would dearly love to have whiter teeth. I don't think there's a solution other than implants or having them all out and a complete set of glowing dentures!

I would love to have whiter teeth, but I have several crowns at the front. I think I am right in saying that they cannot be whitened, so would no longer match. The cost of replacing them would be huge. Any suggestions would be welcome, such as a product which can be painted on.

Is that Blue Malva? We've got an Aveda shop in the next village;I'll get some [worried about the other stuff turning me blue still].

The aveda shampoo is very good I find on my -white- silver hair.

I have a lot of white streaks!

Oh I love charity shops. My favourite one has a jacket in the window at the moment which [I think] matches a hat I've just bought. Hoping it's still there when I go shopping. Changed my mind about the hair colour. It took me ages to grow the low lights out from last time so I've bought one of those shampoos that make the white look nicer; I just hope it doesn't turn it blue .