Some people are attracted to the prospect of whitening toothpaste. After all, if you can maintain a pearly-white look in your teeth by doing what you do every day, you can avoid having to undergo a special whitening treatment. But are such toothpastes all they’re cracked up to be? The truth is that they’re probably doing more harm than good.
Consider the fine print on your whitening toothpaste. If you look closely, you’ll probably find that the paste only claims to whiten your teeth “by removing surface stains”. What this means is that it serves to scrub away staining agents before they set, but are not likely to do anything to stains that have already penetrated your enamel. Indeed, anything that has the power to bleach away stains would require more exposure to your teeth than a couple minutes of brushing allows. The bleaching agents of your paste are probably only providing for a more abrasive brushing experience, serving to break down your gums all the more. When you need to whiten your teeth, consider a professional treatment from our Issaquah dentist.
