HiSmile PAP+ Teeth Whitening Strips; Dental Hygienist Completes Full Treatment, Journey With Results

Hello! My name is Holly, and I am a Registered Dental Hygienist in Canada!
As a Dental Hygienist, continuing education and keeping up with new products and new technologies is essential. When I learned about PAP+, I knew I had to try it out myself!
As a reminder, I am not sponsored or have been encouraged to make this video. I purchased the product with my own money and completed the full treatment.
~Content in Video~
0.00 - Intro
1.40 - What is PAP+?
4.45 - Why I like HiSmile PAP+ and products to avoid
3.34 - Determining the starting shade of my teeth
10.42 - Prepping the teeth before applying strips
12.57 - How to apply teeth whitening strips to your teeth
17.48 - Completing the remaining teeth whitening strips
18.35 - Completing the full treatment and my thoughts
20.17 - My results after 14 treatments; Final thoughts and would I recommend?
In this video, I cover all aspects of HiSmile's PAP+ teeth whitening product. I cover;
1. What is PAP+
2. What I like about HiSmile PAP+ and products to avoid
3. How it works to whiten teeth
4. How to use the product to get the best results
5. My journey of using this product, including before and after results using a shade guide
6. Concerns I have with the product and...
7. Most importantly, would I use it again? Would I recommend this product to my patients, friends or family?
PAP stands for; PAP, short for phthalimido peroxy caproic acid.
Below is a link to an article I wrote about HiSmile PAP+ Teeth Whitening strips;
www.mytoothbet...
Sources;
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Final remarks;
I am not sponsored by HiSmile, and I have no affiliation
I purchased this product with my own money
All opinions are my own and are not medical or health advice
Please see a dental professional before whitening your teeth and discuss teeth whitening with them
I hope you enjoy this video, and have a great day!

[@spiritgoodies]

I’ve never used these before so thanks for a great video. The tips in there were great.

[@Streamofconciousness84]

Stopped paying attention at 8 minutes when the cute cat started doing adorable stretches in the background lol 😂… now let me rewind and watch again 🤪

[@robotsandpolygons]

pretty detailed. some great extra information.

[@mytoothbetold]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@Aidan_Au]

Hope that your kitten is doing well! I like that when you cat appeared in your toothbrush video

[@1982pigeon]

Nice review Holly! Keep up the good work 😊

[@mytoothbetold]

Thanks so much Paul for taking the time to say something so kind ☺️ I hope you have a great day!

[@dandelion5410]

I bought them on sale recetly, I did two treatments a day for around a week and got decent results. Minimal sensitivity. Pretty much all over the counter products in Australia have similar results to these - American crest 3d strips are the best

[@Aidan_Au]

Thanks Holly for giving your honest review and letting us know that you're not affiliated with the product. I've been using the Oral B toothbrush you recommended. My RDH said that my teeth are good! If people go to a dentist for teeth whitening, what would you recommend that is less/not perversive? You mentioned Hydrogen peroxide and yeah that doesn't sound very fun

[@mytoothbetold]

Hi Aidan :) I am so happy you like your Oral-B toothbrush! The best way of teeth whitening is in the dental office and performed by a dental professional. However, that can be expensive, and there are take-home teeth whitening strips that can be used that are extremely effective. My favourite is amzn.to/3HaYN5p (Crest Whitestrips). The link is my affiliate link to Amazon. I would just check with your RDH that your teeth and gums are okay to use this product, for example, if you have any fillings on your front teeth, the filling will not whiten. I always recommend having a dental cleaning prior to teeth whitening :) I hope this is enough info for you. And thank you for your other comment about my kitty cat! I have three now! 😸

[@GaearGrimsrudd]

Very nice review Holly!

[@mytoothbetold]

Thanks Gaear! Means a lot :)

[@bettywashingtonh696]

Great review

[@mytoothbetold]

Thank you so much Betty! 🥰 I hope you have a wonderful day!

[@alicearchianii]

Hi Holly! Love the video. Do you think it's possible to use the strips on reconstructed teeth? I had to do a filling on one of my upper tooth because it recently broke: would the color difference be noticeable?

[@mytoothbetold]

Hi Alice! Thanks for your comment ❤️it is okay to use them on the fake tooth structure but the strips will have no effect on the fake tooth structure. The beauty of strips is that you could use them until you feel happy with the result even if you don't finish all the strips. Let's say you do half the treatment, your happy with the results, you can just stop. Although to be honest, I would opt to use Crest Whitestrips instead. Use a toothpaste containing potassium nitrate for at least two weeks prior to whitening and do not rinse your mouth or eat or drink for 30 minutes after (so you get the highest absorption of potassium nitrate to desensitize the tooth). Crest white strips are by far more effective. Hope this helped! ❤️

[@alicearchianii]

@@mytoothbetold thank you so much!🫶🏻

[@LushyWorld]

hello thank you for this video! I live in Switzerland and I ordered hismile products (I took their toothpaste the pack with all the aromas, the PAP+ toothpaste, I also took their two powders, the PAP+ one and the violet for optical whitening, the PAP+ strips, the purple serum, the purple foam and the dental plaque revealer) suddenly you say that toothpastes should not be rinsed off? yet on the packaging it says to rinse. and for powders, even pap+ powder is not good?

[@mytoothbetold]

Hi LushyWorld! Thanks for taking the time to comment on the video! I hope you are doing well :) I am sorry for the late response as I have been on summer holidays. Some HiSmile products are effective and are a great addition to oral health routines, such as their toothpaste and even the PAP+ strips, and there are scientific studies to back up the product's effectiveness. However, products such as the purple serum and foam will not whiten teeth. The purple serum and foam leave a thin layer of purple on the teeth that reflect light differently, making your teeth look white. But when this thin layer of purple is washed off through rinsing, eating, drinking, and just salivating over time, there is no purple left on the teeth to reflect the light differently, so your teeth go back to their original shade/colour. I hope this helps! Holly 😊

[@brandon521]

what toothpaste do you recommend

[@mytoothbetold]

Hi Brandon 👋 Depends on the specific needs of the patient, but for me I use Sensodyne ProNamel! I love it because it is formulated to protect the teeth from acid, as well, it does not contain SLS (sodium lauryl sulphate) which can be irritating to the gum tissue for some people. SLS hurts my gums so I avoid it in toothpaste. Hope this has helped :)