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TEETH WHITENING SYSTEM

Are your teeth dark? You may wish to use at home teeth whitening systems. Home based teeth whitening systems are becoming popular. One main reason is supposed to be that they are economical. When you go to a dentist for teeth whitening you need to pay more.

Why teeth become dark?

Chromogenic agents are the main reasons for the dark coloring of the teeth. These agents are the dyes and chemicals found in food items and beverages. These additives when absorbed make the teeth darker. As years go by, these chromogenic agents result in discoloration of teeth.

Coffee, tea, tobacco, red wine and some sodas have these chromogenic agents. Some types of medicines like tetracycline and minocycline also have agents that cause darkness in teeth.

At Home Teeth Whitening

Home based teeth whitening system is similar to the ones used by the dentists. Both rely on a variety of peroxides to bleach out the dark color of your teeth.

In widely used type of home based teeth whitening system, a plastic tray fits around the teeth comfortably. This tray allows the peroxides to soak in to the enamel of the teeth for longer time. People usually wear this tray over night when they sleep.

Another type of home based teeth bleaching uses adhesive plastic strips instead of plastic trays. But the chemicals used for the discoloration of the teeth are as in the plastic trays. Plastic strips are applied on the teeth and removed after considerable time. Users of plastic strips feel those to be comfortable than the trays.

One major disadvantage of plastic strips is that they leave the edges of the teeth more discolored while bleaching out the stains from the middle parts of the teeth. This uneven teeth whitening is somewhat irksome to look at.

Though the degree of success of at home teeth whitening systems may vary a minimum extent of teeth whitening is nevertheless guaranteed. If a person uses the plastic tray of peroxides more often for a longer period of time, this factor is also an important one in whitening of teeth.

Also the reason for the discoloration of teeth is a significant issue. Some stains come with age due to chromogenic agents in beverage like coffee. These stains can be effectively removed by using peroxide based teeth whitening system.

But teeth of some people are naturally dark colored. Such dark coloring can not be bleached out by at home teeth whitening process.

People prefer at-home teeth whitening than going to the dentists as later proves to be costly and the former is very economical. Though it is so, some inherent danger is there in these home based systems. The primary reason is that FDA does not recognize home based bleaching chemicals as drugs. So there is no federal regulation governing them.

When buying a product for teeth whitening at home, be sure that the product has the approval of American Dental Association. This approval guarantees that the thing you buy is safe to use and it will suffice its purpose effectively.

Another thing is that at home you are using the teeth whitening chemical on your own without any professional supervision. So it is a little bit unsafe and warranties extra care.

Buying an approved product and using that with caution are the two important things when you go for at-home teeth whitening.