Can teeth whitening damage Enamel?

 

Can teeth whitening damage Enamel? 

Know can teeth whitening damage enamel

The answer is NO

 

Teeth whitening involves bleaching your teeth to make it lighter than the existing colour

Teeth whitening does not damage or harm the enamel layer

The tooth has 3 layers. Outer layer being the Enamel, the middle layer Dentin and the cementum

Enamel is the hardest the tissue in the human body. Most of the food stains are taken up by the inner layer and dentin and causes discolouration.

 

Tooth colouration

Why do teeth change colour or become darker?  The inner portion of teeth normally darkens over a period of time and few personal habits – such as tobacco use or drinking beverages like coffee, tea or wine – can cause staining. Certain medications also can discolour your teeth.

 

To bleach or not to?

Tooth whitening is successful in most of the patients. Yellow-coloured teeth respond well to whitening process while brownish-coloured teeth don’t respond as well. Stains that are caused by taking tetracycline medicine or ingestion of water containing more fluoride most likely will not be changed by tooth whitening.

 

 

Whitening process

Whitening products can cause temporary sensitivity of the tooth. As the whitening gel undergoes its natural process the tubules in the enamel layer are left open and exposed, known as dehydration. It is important to avoid consumption of any food or drink containing colour while it is dehydrated or it will absorb any colour of food or liquid it is exposed to and stain the tooth. At this time it is also advised to stay away from extremely hot and cold along with sweet and salty food, to avoid possible irritation of the nerve tissue of the tooth.

 

Post whitening effect

 

The dehydrated tooth is identified by white spots on the surface. As the tooth becomes re-hydrated the white spots will eventually disappear.

 

Will teeth whitening be effective on false teeth?

Teeth whitening doesn't work on removable dentures, crowns, any teeth fillings or veneers.


Dental Planet is a centre for Advanced and Aesthetic Dentistry located at Mysore, India. You can write to us at dentalplanetmysore@gmail.com or visit us at our website

 

Comments

  1. Shreyas AshokSeptember 26, 2020 at 12:11 AM

    Sir you mentioned in your blog that brownish discoloured tooth & tooth discoloured by tetracycline or the ones that have undergone fluorosis do not respond well to the tooth whitening procedure, in such cases is there any other way to restore the aesthetics of the tooth, if yes, then what other treatment modalities are employed by the clinician for the same...

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Happy Patient.. Happy Us

Image
When our patients are happy, we are happy too... This lady's teeth were very bad when she visited Dental Planet. Most of her teeth were missing and the remaining teeth were loose and weak. She was unable to eat properly, talk or even smile properly. We decided to give a complete denture for her. The patient was very happy that now she can smile and doesn't have to hide her smile.
Read more

Will teeth Whitening remove Tartar?

Image
Picture courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Will teeth Whitening remove Tartar? Know whether teeth whitening removes Tartar? Answer No, It does not. Tartar also called calculus is the plaque that calcifies on the tooth. These hard deposits trap stains on the teeth and can only be removed by a dental professional by a procedure named Scaling. Most patients often get confused between these procedures. However, the goals of each are very different.   Teeth whitening procedure Teeth whitening or bleaching is a cosmetic procedure which whitens the teeth to enhance natural tooth colour and lighten it unlike scaling which preserves the natural tooth shade by only cleaning the teeth in order to get rid of the tartar. Here’s to why Pre-cleaning or scaling is ideally required before teeth whitening procedures: ·       In order to have a longer-lasting effect, most patients are advised to spot clean any stained areas before overall teeth whitening. · ...
Read more

Tips for maintaining Kids' teeth

Image
Tips for maintaining Kids' teeth. Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger × Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger × As parents, it is always a challenge to understand children's health issues. Dental health is no exception. Most of the parents are ignorant of their children's dental health. Here in this article, we try to explain a few tips for maintaining kids' dental health.   When should we start brushing Kids' teeth? The teeth should be brushed as soon as it erupts in the mouth. Cleaning the gum pads can start even before the teeth erupt. That can keep the mouth healthy Why should we clean the milk teeth? Many parents ask us why should we clean the milk teeth as it falls off in a few years? This question is also asked for treating ...
Read more