Thread: whitening toothpaste causing sensitivity?

anyone else experience this? I switched to a new sample toothpaste the whitening kind about two weeks ago and suddenly my teeth hurt. I was reading a few things online how it could cause sensitivity, what does it feel like (anyone else experience this)

i switched back to other toothpaste. white teeth are overrated

YES! I found that using any whitening toothpaste caused my teeth to ache (nerve pain -- like scratching fingernails on a blackboard, only deep bass -- if that is translatable??) whenever I ate something sweet, cold or hot. Had to stop using that toothpaste and also White Strips -- just wasn't worth the pain. Goes away in about a week. Yeesh.

Yes, I get super-sensetivity when I use the whitening strips. Now I just don't Whte teeth are overrated!

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thank GAWd i was panicking thinking i suddenly had a mouthful of cavities or root canal problems or worse. Yeah what weird pain. I loooove coffee in the morning but ya know what coffee teeth well i can just tell people i put henna on them..sensitivity SUCKS

still gonna visit dentist this week tho dammit all

Rinsing with hydrogen peroxide helps whiten a bit, too, without the sensitivity thang. At least for me.

You also may want to try a baking soda based tooth paste. I have had good luck with the whitening properties of those in the past.

{{{HUGS}}}

they taste like crap but true

I use Aquafresh Whitening and it doesnt hurt my teeth. I have heard that about the whitening strips and the professional whitening though.

Actual baking soda and actual peroxide on your brush is not bad. I have really really bad coffee teeth. They're naturally cream/ivory teeth anyway but thanks to coffee they are quite yellow. It sucks, rather.

I use Sensodyne Whitening and get the best of both worlds! :-)

Originally Posted by Taj

Rinsing with hydrogen peroxide helps whiten a bit, too, without the sensitivity thang. At least for me.

I do this twice a day anyway...it helps prevent my colds...as soon as I feel like I am getting sick..I rinse/gargle w/ some and it really helps...g.:..g.: