yeah, i'm pretty skeptical about it but, my friends dentist told her that if she smiled or showed her teeth in the tanning bed that it would whiten her teeth-since the ultraviolet light is the same that the dentists use for teeth whitening. i asked her one day if she was whitening her teeth and she said no and told me what her dentist said (they did look a little whiter). so, as i asked before, can the bulbs in a tanning bed whiten your teeth?
2007-05-01 16:42:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Wow, I never heard of that so I was wanting to know also.
There is a drawback if it does in fact whiten the teeth.
It can damage your gums.
Look at this site for more detailed info. Good ? BTW...
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=393293
2007-05-01 16:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by Kari 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I am aware of! They may look whiter as she is tanner.
JAMRDH- a dental hygienist (of 15 years)
2007-05-01 16:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by jamrdh70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO I DON'T THINK THAT WORKS.
HER TEETH APPEAR WHITER BECAUSE SHE IS TAN.
JUST FOR ARGUMENTS SAKE IF YOU DID THIS IT WOULD NOT WHITEN YOUR TEETH EVENLY
2007-05-02 06:15:50 · answer #3 · answered by KAT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEATHER,
THE REASON WHY YOU MAY THINKTHE TEETH ARE WHITER IS BECAUSE THE REST OF YOU IS DARKER. TANNING BEDS HAVE NO IMPACT ON TEETH.
2007-05-01 17:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋