What does it mean to bleach your teeth?!
Question:
What does it mean to bleach your teeth?
The other day i was at the dentist and overheard the lady at the front desk talking with somebody saying how when they got home they were going to bleach their teeth. WHat do they mean by that? Do they actually use bleach?
if so i would like to know how to too... =D
Answers:
Actual chlorine bleach (like what you would use for your clothes) is not used to whiten your teeth. The front desk staff was probably referring to whitening (often called bleaching) her teeth with a product like crest whitestrips. Other methods for "whitening" can include wearing a custom tray (like a sports mouth guard specially made to fit) in your mouth with a gel in it or a generic tray with gel in it. A commonly used whitening gel is carbamide peroxide and has been used for many years now in the dental field. Hope that helps!
JAMRDH - a dental hygienist