**GIVEAWAY INFO AT END OF POST**
For as long as I can remember, I have always been obsessed with my teeth.
Waaaaay before I knew I wanted to be a dentist, I would obsess over flossing, brushing, and researching anything I could to perfect my smile. I was a girl with big teeth, a small mouth, determined to get a picture perfect smile. So after years of interdisciplinary treatment planning, 8 extractions, 3 years of braces, and just about every whitening product that existed, I finally had the smile of my dreams.
Since then, I’ve always taken extra precautions to avoid staining my teeth, i.e. drinking coffee with a straw and no dark sodas or wines. To maintain pearly white status, I also whitened my teeth every other month or as needed if I felt like my smile was dulling.
Before dental school, I was pretty limited to using generic white strips. While they definitely did the job, I was never a huge fan of how the felt. No matter how much I dried my teeth prior or even limited my talking while they were in, I always felt like the strips were slipping off my teeth. Despite my hatred for the strips, I knew in-office bleaching was way too expensive, so I continued to use whitening strips – until I got into dental school.
*enter custom whitening trays*
One of the perks of being in dental school is the exposure and experience we get with dental materials. In the Spring of my second year, we were taught how to make custom whitening trays for our patients as well as the benefits of custom whitening trays vs generic whitening strips. Custom trays are soft and perfectly molded to your teeth allowing an even exposure of whitening gel to all surface of your teeth. Unlike the strips, the custom trays are also more comfortable and less noticeable.
So when Smile Brilliant reached out and asked me if I wanted to try their at-home teeth whitening system, I jumped at the offer! While it would be ideal that everyone have access to a dentist and in-office bleaching, I’m aware that is not the case for many. So Smile Brilliant’s system is a great opportunity for quality whitening on a budget!
The process was simple. Smile Brilliant walks you through the whole process of making your custom-fitted trays, step-by-step. It starts with a few questions about your dental history. A couple days later you’ll receive package that includes the whitening gel, desensitizing gel, catalyst and base for impression, and trays. After you have successfully taken your upper and lower impressions, you will send them back to Smile Brilliant in the provided envelope. About a week later, I received my custom whitening trays! It was super simple and user-friendly! Also, I don’t normally have sensitivity after whitening, but if you are someone who does, Smile Brilliant provides desensitizer for after you whiten. So if you’ve been afraid to whiten in the past, this may be the system for you!
**GIVEAWAY INFO**
I’m so excited to be partnering up with Smile Brilliant to be giving away $149 credit to your own personal at-home whitening kit! Whitening can be expensive so now is your chance to win a kit for free! If you don’t win the giveaway or can’t wait to get your hands on a kit, feel free to use my PROMO CODE: karatapangan15 for 15% off your order!
To enter the giveaway:
- FOLLOW me on Instagram: @karatapangan
- ENTER your name and email: www.smilebrilliant.com/g/karatapangan