# Tooth whitening strips **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 21, 2001, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-whitening-strips/82920 "2001-09-21T00:53:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-whitening-strips/82920/1 "2001-09-21T00:53:55Z")
Are those new teeth whitening strips really safe? How do they work? How frequently can you use them? ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-whitening-strips/82920/2 "2001-09-21T02:28:58Z")
The August 2001 issue of my _seventeen_ magazine says > [@](#): > > **Strips:** Clear, peroxide-coated strips of plastic that stick to your teeth. > **Duration** : Two weeks, twice a day for 30 minutes. > **Cost:** $44 for a box (two-week supply). > **Pros:** Unlike trays, strips will not get in your way when you’re talking - they stick directly to your teeth. > **Cons** : Strips cover only your six front teeth, leaving the rest of them untreated. If you’re interesting in whitening your teeth, you should check out this issue from your local library. They also discuss toothpastes, mouthwashes, floss, home bleaching systems, trays, and laser bleaching. ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tooth-whitening-strips/82920/3 "2001-09-21T04:19:27Z")
You don’t know how grateful I am that there is a _Seventeen_ magazine reader on the boards. 😉