Please do not eat or drink anything other than water for 30 minutes after the treatment.

To ensure your teeth do not suffer discolouration after they have been whitened it is important to eat only white foods for 12 hours after the treatment. The pores of your teeth take up to 12 hours to close after your 15 minute express treatment and any coloured food will sink into the pores and stain.

It is also important that you do not smoke for 12 hours after treatment as this will also cause discolouration.

Please find below some examples of things you can and cannot eat and drink following your teeth whitening treatment.

Meat and Fish

You can have the following:

– Chicken (dry or boiled with no fat)

-Turkey (dry or boiled with no fat)

– White Fish (eg Cod, Plaice or Haddock)

You cannot have the following:

 – red meats including:

– Beef

– Lamb

– Pork

 – No coloured fish including:

– Salmon

– Tuna

– Sardines

– Prawns

 

 

Fruit & Vegetables

You can have the following:

– Bananas

– Cauliflower

– White Beans

– Potatoes (boiled, mashed or baked. You must not eat the skin or have butter) Please note though that you cannot have chips

You cannot have the following:

 – Any coloured salad including:

– Beetroot

– Tomatoes

– Lettuce

 – Any coloured vegetables including:

– Carrots

– Peas

– Sweetcorn

– Broccoli

– Green Beans

– Sprouts

– Mushrooms

 

Bread & Butter

You can have the following:

– 1 small white pitta bread

You cannot have the following:

– White bread

– Brown bread

– Wholegrain bread

– Bread rolls, baguettes, pizza etc

 

Pasta & Rice

You can have the following:

– White rice

– White pasta

– White pasta sauce

You cannot have the following:

– Brown rice

– Coloured pasta

– Coloured pasta sauces

 

Cereal

You can have the following:

– Rice Krispies (with skimmed milk only)

You cannot have the following:

– Any coloured or chocolate based cereals

– Wheat based cereals

 

Sweets

You can have the following:

– White Chewing Gum

You cannot have the following:

– Sweets

– Chocolate (not even white chocolate!)

 

Milk & Cream

You can have the following:

– Skimmed milk

You cannot have the following:

– Full fat milk

– Butter

– Margarine

– Cream

 

Drinks

You can have the following:

– Still or sparkling water

– Tonic water

– Lemonade

– Vodka

-Malibu

– Gin

– White Wine

You cannot have the following:

– Tea

– Coffee

– Any coloured juice including Coke, Irn Bru

– Orange juice

– Red Wine

– Beer

 

Other Things to Note

– Only brush with white toothpaste for 12 hours after your treatment (do not use coloured toothpaste)

– Do not use mouthwash for 12 hours after your treatment

– Do not smoke for 12 hours after your treatment