I've been thinking about whitening my teeth, but I heard that whitening strips or any form of whitening your teeth that uses hydrogen peroxide can destroy your teeth in the long-run. This is what my friend's dentist had told her. She said that it thins out your enamel, thus making your teeth weaker and more transparent. Is this true?
2007-06-09 04:23:35 · 6 answers · asked by Iridescence 5 in Health ➔ Dental
Hydrogen peroxide can create problems, strawberries are cheaper and safer tooth whiteners. Check http://www.aches.in/toothwhitening.html for details on how to use them
2007-06-10 00:32:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never had good luck with liquid hydrogen peroxide--the 3% liquid kind in the bottle that you can also use to disinfect cuts. It didn't do much because it's basically a rinse and doesn't stay in contact with the teeth that long. Instead, I had the dentist make wearable trays for me and used gel bleaching. You put the gel in the trays and wear them on your teeth, sometimes overnight and sometimes for just a half hour or so, depending on the particular type of gel you're using. The carbamide peroxide (Opalescence) was good. It's all that some people need if their teeth are on the yellowish side. But mine were sort of grayish so I ended up using hydrogen peroxide gel (Day White). And that did the trick. With the gels, you use them for several days as your dentist directs. Then you use them every 6 months or so for a touchup. The first visit to get the trays made and a supply of gel was $250. After that I bought it online. I also know people who have had good results with the Zoom light treatment, but that cost about $500 and can result in very sensitive gums for a few days. Hope this helps.
2016-05-20 22:53:01 · answer #2 · answered by jacquelynn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen is not a peroxide, as so the other person states. It is perfectly fine to rinse the mouth, it say even on the bottle. "This is an antiseptic used for mouth rinses." So go ahead and do it, but mouthrinse would be a better option for you.
2007-06-09 05:53:25 · answer #3 · answered by Igorek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dentist recommended rinsing my mouth with half and half peroxide and water. acidic drinks, such as sodas thin enamel. there are toothpastes that help with that.
2007-06-09 04:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The dentist that I work for told me that it can make your teeth really sensitive. He would not advise anyone to use it on your teeth.
2007-06-09 07:09:35 · answer #5 · answered by sissy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no they are using it in toothpaste now,
2007-06-09 05:55:50 · answer #6 · answered by beachy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋