How to manage tooth sensitivity with Philips Zoom! Whitening

[KSigKid]

I literally just had this done 3 hours ago, and I can tell you this actor is full of it. The first two 15 minute sessions I felt nothing at all and was laughing at how the hygentist kept coming and asking if I was ok. Maybe 3 minutes into the third session though, and I starting feeling the rush of white hot pain on some of my lower teeth.

It's cute that they call these "zingers", but make no mistake, if you get them lasting for 5-10 seconds straight at a time, you'll want to curl into a ball and cry.

Despite this, I finished up the third 15 minute interval, and with sweaty palms, I declined having a 4th session. That being said, the Hygentist said my teeth were at an A1 level after the 45 minutes, but it's not over yet.

The real fun is now seeing how many times a minute I get radiating nerve pain in my mouth. The beauty is that I don't know when, where, or how long it will last each time. I can say that in writing this post, I have had a few with one being particularly bad where I had to turn my head, ball up my fists, and curse under my breath.

[MegaHowtoMan]

SUPER PAINFUL for about 12 hours after. Dont let them sugar coat it.

[Ltmaster]

This treatment worked, but my god, it was hell on earth. I did the 4, 15 minute sessions at my dentist with this. I went from shade B1 to BL2. It worked very very well! But I swear on sweet mother earth the pain is like out of a nightmare. My pain lasted 24 hours. I had the treatment done, and all day I was in crazy pain. But when i woke up the next day at 8 am, the pain was probably a 2/10 and completely gone by the next day.

[bri]

I just had this done and the comments are not lying. I don’t know how this is marketed as not painful, I’ve had a lot of work done in my mouth but nothing as painful and constant as this.

[KaziCare]

Just did this today. Holy crap the pain is crazy. I dont regret having it done but i dont recommend it unless you have an amazing pain tolerance.

It feels like your gums are in acid and fire and at the same time someone is pressing metal hard against your gums. Constant zingers that feel like a a plier is crushing the roots of certain teeth.

Just do white strips or trays, or wait until the technology gets more advanced yall

[bringtheseo]

I had this done yesterday and the pain afterwards wasn't fun. I had sharp shooting jolts of pain in one or two teeth but that was only occasionally and only lasted about 12 hours. From what I've been told the level of sensitivity varies between individuals. Although it was unpleasant, I'm going back for another session in 2 weeks. I think the only remedy to avoid the pain would be to have it done in the evening, drive straight home, and take a sleeping tablet.

[LightnAriy]

Got this done at 1pm.. (low, low, med, high) no pain until afterwards. When the first "zing" hit me my whole body shivered! It's like contractions. I feel like my teeth are taking turns zinging. Its now 11pm and im still in pain. I've tried meds.. nothing works. I dont think I'll EVER do this again & I have a high pain tolerance.

[atxgurl]

Confused at all the comments about this being super painful! It almost discouraged me from doing this treatment, but I’m glad I did and experienced no sensitivity/pain whatsoever! I guess it totally just depends on the person!

[AllisonLeon]

I had this done like a month ago so here's my review. I decided to get my treatment done in two sessions, the first one was hell, i remember being on my phone reading all this comments and 100% agreeing with everyone, it felt like someone was pulling my teeth from the roots with burning fire. I was so miserable for like a day and then all the pain went away foreal like it never happen!
I went in for my second appointment cause i've already paid a pretty penny for it and I did mentally prepared myself for the torture lol. This time i had another doctor doing the procedure, this girl literally took the time to cover my gums and made sure everything was covered with the blue stuff. I remember the first doctor only took like 5 minutes and this girl did that in like 20, let me tell you it made ALL the difference, i obvs had some discomfort but everything was so mild, like i only felt those zingers twice and that was it. then i went home and the pain was so different from the first time.
In conclusion, make sure your doctor covers your gums, don't let them put you under the lamp if they haven't done that correctly. Tell them when you start feeling any discomfort, they do have so medication for that. Also for my second appointment i did sensodyne for like 5 days prior so i think that also helped. Good luck!

[lifeoftommy]

Its really painful but worth it. Even the take home kit can cause a little pain but its worth the pain when you see how white ur teeth are.

[FamSchmoVlogschmovlog]

Got this yesterday, and im so happy ❤️ pain is tolerable.

[Eiralyss]

Just got this done and my bottom teeth are so sensitive. The best way I can describe the “zingers” is that it feels kinda like your teeth is getting electrocuted along with something digging/drilling into your teeth every few minutes. OR it feels like someone is pouring boiling liquid onto your teeth every few minutes. You know the zing is coming when a sudden rush of hot feeling at the tooth comes. It was so bad that I tried to lessen the pain by digging my nails into my arms. That obviously didn’t work so now my arms and teeth hurts. But I would rather feel my arm stinging than the “zingers.” Pain pills do not work. Apparently my teeth is 4 shades lighter but it doesn’t look like it. If I knew then what I knew now, I wouldn’t have gotten it. Even getting the numbing shots in my gums isn’t as bad as this. At least the numbing shots would be over within a minute.

[glambygabbydetroit]

I completely regret having this done. Absolutely excruciating pain. Worse than my impacted wisdom teeth extraction. I have never had tooth pain like this in my life.

[Lainey_Lux]

I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone. I did this and it was seriously the worst pain of my life. I sat through a 9 hour tattoo before and this was easily WAYYY more painful. The sudden rushes of sharp sharp pain are the absolute WORST.

[Ilyasse.C]

Veeeery painful !! I feel like i have sudden electric shocks in my front teeth. I'm waiting for the pain to go away so i can sleep. I'm not whitening my teeth anymore. I don't care

[butterflywhispers]

After looking at comments I think I’ll stick with my not so white teeth that are already extremely sensitive thanks to all the truthful comments saved me $$ and pain 🙏🏻

[magalijesus]

Had mine done about 2 weeks ago. While having the procedure done, didn't feel anything, no pain or sensitive... The problem was after (did 3 rounds of this) my teeth started to hurt like crazy.. Excruciating pain! Been doing the rest of the whitening at home with whitening gel, every night I sleep with this whitening gel. It makes my teeth super sensitive during the day.. It is horrible!! The sensitivity is so bad that my all my body is suffering, everything I do makes me want to pull my teeth out... You know that really bad sound/feeling chalk makes on blackboard? Everything I do or touch gives me that horrible feeling.... Anyone else feels like that???

[PreppyHorror]

I just got zoom whitening an hour ago, my teeth get very sensitive and sharp pains after at home whitening and I'm a wimp, so I wanted to try in the office. Yes, I'm getting the same sharp shooting pains, but the acp gel definitely helps. I can feel the shots starting, and the gel curbs the pain. I took Tylenol extra strength prior to the treatment and Tylenol-3 (w codeine) right after. The jolts are there, and they're not fun, but it isn't as painful as I expected. This is tolerable for the amount of whitening I'm seeing, and I do recommend it for those that can tolerate some pain. I agree with others, take some time to sleep it off, but I'm awake and playing video games and I'm not crying yet.

[christianroque]

I have done mine today. I can tell its painful its like electric shock randomly popping from each tooth from time to time. But my doctor gave me pain relief gel so it helps a bit but still hate the pain. But its worth it. Love the shades of my teeth. 😊

[DjeLAe]

I did all 4 15 minutes sessions last session my teeth started pain but I finished it . Ended around 3pm was in pain until the night woke up and was about 95% fine just very little zingers almost nothing . Went from saying never again to maybe one more session definitely worth it