Does teeth whitening hurt? Can teeth whitening treatments cause side effects? Some dental patients may experience no pain or teeth sensitivity. But, some people may experience some sensitivity on their teeth either on or before the initial treatment. Patients may describe this as sporadic sharp shooting pains that come from the teeth. These sharp shooting pain should settle down approximately after 48 hours. To help ease teeth sensitivity, your dental hygienist may give you a special gel to apply on teeth. Within the first 48 hours of your teeth whitening treatment, it is advisable to refrain from hot and cold foods or drinks.
If you are inquisitive about which brand of teeth whiteners will work well for your teeth, you should go and ask your dentist. There are loads of teeth whitening systems that are available to you as consumers. And each of them claim to provide the best whitening results. It always depend on who you believe in. All natural teeth whitening is now the most popular of all. Ask your dentist on which system would be beneficial for your teeth.