Visible White
Colgate Visible White, How it works-
In order to use this system you’ll need to see your Dentist to make impressions of your teeth. Once your impressions are taken you should get your mouth trays in about 3-4 days. Once you have your the whitening tooth gel from your visible white kit you’ll place the whitening gel into the mouth trays. You’ll place the upper and lower trays into your mouth for thirty minutes a day for 7-10 days. You will usually see results within 3 days…
One thing to know as a side effect is that when you undergo teeth whitening gel treatments your teeth may become more sensitive. If your using a higher concentrated whitening tooth gel 9% you can go down to a 5% concentration, it may just take a bit longer to whiten the teeth. When brushing instead of using teeth whitening toothpastes use a sensitive type of toothpaste. Also some dentist will apply Colgate Duraphat which is a 5% sodium fluoride varnish if sensitivity is present. If you’re still having issues with sensitivity you should contact your dentist.
Using the 5% or the 9% will give you the same results, it will just take a little longer for you to get the expected results with the lower concentration tooth whitening gel.
Use of the Mouth trays and Visible White-
Before starting use of Colgate Visible White make sure your mouth trays are fit well to your teeth. Make sure you don’t have any pits where the gel will sit since you’ll get irritation is you put too much in and it touches your gums. The tooth whitening gel in not meant to be water soluble. When the gel makes contact with your gums from a lose tray it will not rinse off with just water. You will need to get a wash cloth to wipe off the excess.
In a study between Colgate Visible White versus Opalescence tests showed that Colgate Visible White provided more significant teeth whitening results over Opalescence system after a week’s use. Both products showed similar results after two weeks of use.
My personal take is that since I’ve used it I know it works. It’s a great system and easy to use backed by a very reputable company. Plus this system uses trays that are custom fitted to your teeth so you get the best tooth whitening gel distribution. If you have used OTC products I would give Visible White a try, you won’t be disappointed.
