Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Health & Body › using crest white strips
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

using crest white strips - Page 3

post #31 of 40
4/14/11 at 2:55pm
I've heard that brushing with peroxide and baking soda (combined to make a paste) is good for your teeth and gums. Is this true? Can it do any harm?
Reply
Reply
post #32 of 40
4/14/11 at 6:42pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by OldGeezer View Post
I've heard that brushing with peroxide and baking soda (combined to make a paste) is good for your teeth and gums. Is this true? Can it do any harm?

any type of brushing is good. if mixing peroxide and baking soda makes you brush your teeth more, then by all means do it. It does no harm at all.
Reply
Reply
post #33 of 40
4/15/11 at 9:13pm
,,
Reply
Reply
post #34 of 40
4/16/11 at 6:10pm
King of Teeth:

Your post is misleading. Carbamide peroxide is a much weaker oxidizer than hydrogen peroxide, so your concentrations are equivalent to a lower concentration of H2O2. While it is true that the dental stuff will work better, that is because it is still a higher concentration than off-the-rack H2O2. However, the home stuff works. In the vein of evidence-based medicine -- what are your sources?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11908406

Here's a randomized clinical trial abstract you might find interesting.

Or another one.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11908405
Reply
Reply
post #35 of 40
4/16/11 at 6:21pm
[quote=TKJTG;4368569]King of Teeth:

O2. However, the home stuff works.




Here is what I wrote in my original post:

"What about the crest white strips and similar over the counter materials - they work but not as well. Its simple, what your dentist can prescribe is a stronger solution of the gel which you cant get over the counter. But they do work and its an option. However because the strips are glued to the teeth, saliva gets in and decreases the concentration of the gel which minimizes the effect of the gel. so you have to use the strips longer and change them more often. Instead of bleaching with the trays your dentist gives you for a week- you may have to do the strips for a month? cheaper? debatable as you have to buy more strips.



Im not misleading anyone. Dont really care if you dont believe me. My evidence? 15 years of private practice and tons of lectures and presentations attended and given.

Use what you feel works best. I got no horse in this game other than pointing out misconceptions.
Reply
Reply
post #36 of 40
4/19/11 at 7:24pm
I purchased an at-home whitening tray kit. You mold your teeth, mail it in, and they send you back custom trays. For $50. It fit perfectly, and I got my teeth a little whiter but it seemed like it wasn't working as well as it should.

Is there some sort of harm that can come of using too much whitening product (carbamide or otherwise) on your teeth?
Reply
Reply
post #37 of 40
4/19/11 at 9:55pm
Other than temporary sensitivity- no harm happens to the teeth.
Reply
Reply
post #38 of 40
4/19/11 at 9:58pm
The King of Teeth, is chewing a lot of gum good for oral health?
Reply
Reply
post #39 of 40
4/20/11 at 2:09am
Quote:
Originally Posted by talightf52 View Post
The King of Teeth, is chewing a lot of gum good for oral health?

as long as its sugar free- other than making your muscles tired from chewing, it is actually a good thing for the teeth. Chewing gum stimulates saliva which is a natural "car wash" for the teeth. As long as you dont chew gum with sugar, no problems- it is actually good for you. So those trident commercials arent bullshit.

Having said that, chewing gum can cause other problems such as TMJ as you overwork your masticatory muscles- the muscles you chew with.

I avoid gum as my jaws just cant handle it, but the occassional piece aint gonna kill you.
Reply
Reply
post #40 of 40
4/21/11 at 2:51am
The stuff never worked for me. I want to get my teeth professionally cleaned but I'm worried about how sensitive they might become..
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Health & Body
Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Health & Body › using crest white strips