Baking Soda & Peroxide Turned My Gums WHITE!!!!! What the heck!?

Question

So I used someones advice saying use peroxide and baking soda to help whiten my teeth... well I did, and not only did it burn my gums but it also turned them WHITE!!! What the heck is up with that? I hope it goes away soon... I have a x~mas party to go to today! =(

Pleeaassee help!

Okay, so they're not white anymore. But they were! LOL

Did I do it wrong???

Answer 1

I used to do this all the time. It's just a reaction your gums etc had to the mixture. You will be ok. rinse your mouth out a few times and don't use so much next time.

Answer 2

Hi ~ Never use peroxide on your gums or teeth.. What happened is you burned your gums with the hydrogen peroxide. I rinsed one time with peroxide because I thought it would be a good way to clean the mouth and gums and thought it would be safe, but it turned my tongue and gums white and I was told by my dentist NEVER to do that because it caused a chemical burn... the concentations in the different tooth pastes of "peroxide and baking soda" are very VERY miniscule so that won't happen when you use that type of product.... If you have ever gotten peroxide on your hands and did not rinse it off, you will notice the same thing will happen... If you lighten your hair and don't use the gloves, you will notice your hands will start burning and it will turn your hands white in patchy areas... again, the peroxide.... (I do it all the time) and it will take them a while to stop burning but you'll have to run them under tap water... So don't use peroxide directly in your mouth or anywhere else for that matter.... hope this helps just a little :o)

Answer 3

Gums Turning White

Answer 4

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Baking Soda & Peroxide Turned My Gums WHITE!!!!! What the heck!?
So I used someones advice saying use peroxide and baking soda to help whiten my teeth... well I did, and not only did it burn my gums but it also turned them WHITE!!! What the heck is up with that? I hope it goes away soon... I have a x~mas party to go to today! =(

Pleeaassee help!

Answer 5

White Gums

Answer 6

Hydrogen Peroxide is a good antiseptic. Use it externally to clean scraped and cuts etc. full strength (2%). It is also good to use it in the mouth for bleeding gums and to clean sockets following tooth extractions and sore gums around partially erupted teeth. WHEN USING IN THE MOUTH ALWAYS DILUTE, MIX -1/2 WITH WATER.
Your gums will be OK in a day or two.

Answer 7

I just used hydrogen peroxide and my gums are now white so should that be the last time I do that to my teeth?

Answer 8

Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful oxidizer. This can kill bacteria in your mouth but it can also kill normal cells. The white spots that you see in your mouth is tissue damage. Do not rinse with full strength hydrogen peroxide. 3% is safe for oral use, but i recommend diluting it with equal parts water. The white spots will go away.

Answer 9

KATIE,

YOU DID NOTHING WRONG YOURSELF, BUT HERE'S WHY THIS HAPPENED. WHAT'S UP WITH THIS IS THAT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS IN FACT A POISON IN YOUR BODY. THERE IS A SPECIAL ENZYME CALLED DEHYDROGENASE WHICH MAKES THE ACTIVE PEROXIDE INTO WATER AND OXYGEN. THE AREA OF YOUR BODY WHICH CAME INTO CONTACT WITH PEROXIDE WILL TURN WHITE. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN TO NORMAL.
HYDROGEN PERXIDE IS GREAT FOR THE SKIN TO KILL BACTERIA AND GERMS BUT IT'S NOT FOR THE MOUTH.

Answer 10

I tried this ONE time and it also burned me. I even tried the plain baking soda toothpaste and it did the same. So I'd steer clear of both. The whiteness will go away. Just normal oral care and be careful around the gum area and you should be OK.