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How long should you wait to drink coffee after teeth whitening?

I am a 28 year old female. I will have a teeth whitening treatment next week. How long should you wait to drink coffee after teeth whitening?

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If you drink your coffee with a creamer or milk, then there's no wait time. If you drink it black, I'd wait for a couple of days. Black coffee will eventually cause your teeth to darken quicker than if you have it with a lightener. Brush after having your coffee (also brush your tongue) to remove the residual pigment from your mouth.
Ideally 2 weeks, but if you have the bleach trays, you can wear them and/or drink it with a straw and rinse with water afterwards. When bleaching, the "pores" of the enamel are opened and stain can get in more easily and undo some of the effects of bleaching.
You should wait 48 hours after tooth whitening before consuming any stain promoting liquids like tea, coffee, wine, etc. If absolutely necessary, I would bare minimum wait 12 hours or so and try to drink through a straw. Just know that this will decrease the efficacy of any whitening you are doing.
In office zoom or other system we recommend no colored foods or liquids for 48 to 72 hrs. Home bleach eliminating as much colored food and beverage intake as possible while bleaching will increase speed of and degree of results. The more distant you put those colored exposures in your diet from bleach time the better. Minimum I would suggest 30-60 minutes.
There is really no correct answer here- when you whiten your teeth you can think of it as the surface of the tooth has been cleaned and anything that would stain say a white t-shirt will start to stain the surface of the tooth. It is generally best to whiten in the evenings as saliva production decreases and this means that saliva will be less likely to dilute or wash out the bleach. So hopefully you can enjoy your coffee in the morning and whiten in the evening. If you find yourself needing a cup of coffee after whitening... just rinse well with water and brush your teeth to help prevent the stain from sticking to your teeth. Hope that helps!