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I have a burn on my lip from teeth whitener and i was wondering what i can do to make the swelling and reddness to go down?
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Salt water rinses: You are experiencing a chemical burn from the whitening gel from an ill fitting bleaching tray. Salt water rinses for the next 3 days will help or an application of ambulsol. Discontinue tooth bleaching until the redness subsides.
Answered 2/24/2015
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Apply vitamin e: Apply vitamin e to the affected area. The swelling and redness is transient, hopefully your teeth are nice and bright!!
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