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Teeth Whitening Dangers and Tooth Sensitivity

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Tricks of the trade. Dentists do have some tricks up their sleeve on teeth whitening. Many of these the most common person knows nothing about. Check out the questions below and then make sure you find a qualified dentist or hygienist to help you out, this is not a path to jump in without some guidance.

Will teeth whitening work on composite resin bonding? Any tooth can stain, including the veneers and bonds. To help prevent stains from coming back, avoid smoking, coffee, tea, red wine and heavily colored foods. And brush your teeth twice a day with whitening toothpaste.

Tricks dentists don't want you to know about whitening teeth! Home teeth whitening are now as effective as dental office treatments, in addition to being less expensive and more convenient.
There are three different types of home teeth whitening available:
1. Brush-on whitening
2. Strips you stick on your teeth
3. Trays with bleaching gels
Brush-on whitening in principal is a great concept. Just brush on the formula, allow it to dry on your teeth, and let it stay on your teeth overnight. Sounds simple, right?

Brush-on whitening has two main flaws:
When you brush on the formula, it relies on the premise that it will dry on your teeth. Guess what happens if you rub off only part of the whitening formula? You don't get an even whitening result! It turns out patchy, and blotchy.

The second flaw with most brush-on whitening is the ingredients. Most of these brush-on whitening formulas contain glycerin, which literally sucks the moisture out from the enamel of your teeth and is the primary cause of most tooth sensitivity from whitening.

Teeth Whitening Strips
The second most common type of home teeth whitening is whitening strips. They're easy to apply and no preparation is necessary. Unfortunately, strips that stick on your teeth usually consist of an upper strip and a lower strip each pressed against the outer surface of your teeth. Are your teeth completely flat? Of course not - they have recesses and grooves, particularly between each tooth. When using whitening strips, the whiter your teeth become, the more pronounced those dingy cracks seem! Eventually it can end up looking like you have small gaps between your teeth.

Trays with Bleaching Gels
Trays with bleaching gels still provide the best combination of the most affordable and most efficient tooth whitening available. Here are a few little secrets. Most of the bleaching gels available at your dentist are exactly the same. There is very little difference from one dentist to another, because the gels are formulated by a small number of manufacturers.

Most of the bleaching gels available at retail stores are of very poor quality. They've been sitting in a warehouse or on a truck for who knows how long. Also, they have very low concentrations of active ingredients. A bleaching gel with a concentration of at least 21% means a whiter result in a shorter period of time!

Here are a few more teeth whitening secrets:
1. Water is in itself an amazing cleaner and it helps in cleaning your mouth and your teeth, rinse after meals, drink lots of water after every meal.
2. Gargle with apple cider vinegar every morning. A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with a glass of water becomes a natural and effective mouthwash.
3. Lemon is a natural bleaching agent; don't overdo it.
4. Mix a little amount of salt and lime juice and then clean your teeth with this mixture in the morning as well as after dinner.
5. There is one more method; it is rubbing strawberries on your teeth. Yes, strawberries. Strawberries contain an enzyme which can help to whiten discolored teeth!
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