Is brushing your teeth with baking soda take the enamel off? And does it make your teeth whiter?

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Brushing your teeth with baking soda isn't really a good idea. It's not so much the material as it is the brushing technique used. Too many people have a tendency to want to whiten, brighten and remove the stains using baking soda and become a little over zealous with the tooth brush, causing tissue recession and tooth brush abrasion. Both of which can be very damaging to teeth and non restorable to the tissue. Too many times patients come in with red swollen tissue and grooves sliced into the upper part of the tooth where the tissue used to be covering the cementoenamel junction. All because they were using baking soda to try to whiten and remove stains from coffee, tea and smoking. So yes, baking soda is abrasive and can damage teeth and tissue when used incorrectly. If you must use it, do so with a very gentle brushing motion and take care with the tissue not to scrub it too hard. Keep in mind that it took a lot of time for those stains to build up; you aren't going to take them off in a few days or even weeks of brushing with baking soda. The best way and what we recommend is for you to come in for a professional cleaning and let us remove those stains getting your teeth as clean and white as possible. This will give you the ability to keep them that way with your excellent home care of brushing and flossing with out the use of baking soda. If it's whitening your interested in, we can take care of that also without the risk of damaging the tissue and enamel on your teeth. So if you still want to use it, just be careful and keep a close watch on your tissue and teeth. Remember it’s not how hard you brush, but how well you do it. Any signs of redness or tenderness and you should stop using baking soda immediately. Hope I've been of some help in making you aware of the risk involved in using baking soda and the signs of misuse or over use to watch out for. Good luck!

Answer 2

Baking Soda Teeth Damage

Answer 3

Baking Soda Bad For Teeth

Answer 4

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Is brushing your teeth with baking soda take the enamel off? And does it make your teeth whiter?

Answer 5

I drink a pot of coffee every morning and iced tea for the rest of the day. No carbonated drinks. I smoke a pipe with no filter twice a day. I use baking soda mixed with just enough water to form a paste similar to toothpaste texture once a week. My teeth are pearly white and I have had people want to know how I keep them so white. I am sure it is the baking soda. Remember to brush lightly.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Brushing your teeth with baking soda will not remove enamel. Hydrogen peroxide is the actual bleaching agent in products so no it will not whiten your teeth. Whitening toothpaste does have abrasive particles in it just like a sand paper, so if your teeth are sensitive to the whitening toothpaste discontinue using it and use a sensitive toothpaste with flouride to help rebuild or fill in the pores of the teeth so they can desensitize.

Answer 8

my mom did it for years. I don't know if it actually made her teeth whiter, but she was a tea drinker and a smoker and you could never tell by her breath or her teeth.
She would dip her toothbrush in Peroxide (just to get it wet) and then dip the toothbrush in the baking soda. Be sure not to swallow it though.

Answer 9

I defiantly know that baking soda works because they put it in toothpaste now. But I'm not sure about the lemon juice. I don't think a little bit wouldn't hurt. It will be really strong though! I would try it if I were you! :)

Answer 10

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