A few years back I tried those crest whitening strips. After a few tiresome weeks of having the crap on my teeth, I noticed some changes, all except for one tooth.
One of my teeth are capped. So I read the crest white strips box and it says "DOES NOT WHITEN CAPS." That's absolutely perfect. I have a very off colored tooth. As gross as it sounds it's actually kind of yellowish and I'm extremely embarassed about it.
I don't smile or anything becuase of it. I don't know what can all whiten caps or if brushing more with some whitening toothpaste will help at all. So to those of you with capped teeth, hopefully you can help.
MrsNautica answered Monday October 31 2005, 9:54 pm: check with your dentist to see if there is an alternative to buying a new cap im guessing because of the new technology out u never no! [ MrsNautica's advice column | Ask MrsNautica A Question ]
DaNcExBabii answered Monday October 31 2005, 9:53 pm: Well you can call or go to your dentist and probaly he can do something about that like whiten it in a special way for you.
MFS answered Monday October 31 2005, 9:43 pm: Caps can't be whitened. They tend to make caps match your other teeth... so the only way to whiten caps is to get new ones, which costs rather a large sum of cash.
Seriously - caps are, I believe ceramic, and cannot be whitened by peroxide, phosphate, or titanium dioxide based whitener. [ MFS's advice column | Ask MFS A Question ]
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