Advice on Teeth Whitening Discussion Thread

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brook2jack wrote: »

And for those that haven't http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/dentalhealth/Pages/teeth-whitening.aspx

Hopefully, common sense will prevail and the EU law infringement submission will enlighten us all in due course.

mk279

Hello,

I've been looking for some genuine reviews on Botanical White but not had much luck, everything I see online looks very staged or purposefully produced, all have a link to the manufacturer website...

I wondered if anyone has any experience of Botanical White products? Or, have heard any genuine reviews/ feedback?

Thank you very much for your help in advance.

brook2jack

It is based on sodium perborate. Sodium perborate is a chemical that the EU has next on a list to ban as it has been linked to many health problems including damage to reproductive organs. Already manufacturers have withdrawn mouthwash such as bocasan in Europe because it contains sodium perborate.

Bottom line is never buy anything off the net to whiten teeth, it will either be illegal, useless or dangerous.

tommyhaynes96

I am also looking for a cheaper teeth whitening option. I think crest whitening strips works, but it can make your teeth sensitive.

brook2jack

It is illegal to sell crest whitening strips in the UK or EU as they contain over a hundred times the legal limit for hydrogen peroxide.

Therefore anyone selling them does so knowing they are breaking the law because they have no legitimate way of obtaining strips what you get could be counterfeit, dangerous and damaging you could be putting any old chemical inside you.

Avoid to protect your health.

psocial

Put soda on your toothbrush brush with it for few day u will see the change withen days.

Toothsmith

psocial wrote: »

Put soda on your toothbrush brush with it for few day u will see the change withen days.

Yep - the abrasiveness of it will strip that enamel right off! :T

DubPrincess

Toothsmith wrote: »

Yep - the abrasiveness of it will strip that enamel right off! :T

I'm confused, I'm guessing that's a bad thing? Yet in an earlier post (2005) someone asked if bicarb is harmful to gums and you answered "no-it's fine", why didn't you also mention the enamel stripping?

brook2jack

On the whole toothpastes with bicarbonate of soda in them are fine. However using bicarbonate of soda, neat, on a toothbrush has the potential to destroy enamel as basically the bicarbonate of soda is used as an abrasive to rub stain away and what rubs stain away has the potential to rub enamel away also.

welshdent

DubPrincess wrote: »

I'm confused, I'm guessing that's a bad thing? Yet in an earlier post (2005) someone asked if bicarb is harmful to gums and you answered "no-it's fine", why didn't you also mention the enamel stripping?

In addition to what brook said ... the comment you refer to is related to gums which it is indeed ok for ... but enamel is a hard tissue and it is abrasive to that