The Lie: Whitening toothpastes are highly effective at whitening your teeth.
The Truth: No one would argue that you shouldn’t brush your teeth regularly and whitening toothpaste certainly couldn’t hurt. Brushing your teeth is vital to the health of your teeth as well as being a basic tenet of good hygiene. However, the ingredients in whitening toothpastes just don’t spend enough time in direct contact with your teeth to provide the kind of results that people tend to believe that they have.
Your saliva tends to wash off the whitening agents from your teeth, which means that the whitening agents spend only a minimal amount of time in contact with your teeth. It also needs to be noted that the whitening agents in these toothpastes are generally present in extremely low quantities to prevent them from causing irritation. While whitening toothpaste is a great idea on paper, the reality isn’t as wonderful as we’d all like to think.
Little White Lie #2
The Lie: Having your dentist whiten your teeth is the best way to get a brighter, whiter smile.
The Truth: It’s not really the case that any one method of teeth whitening is the “best” way. Your dentist can perform tooth whitening for you, but this doesn’t mean that the results are going to be any better. The in-office teeth whitening procedures that your dentist can do for you use hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide; that is to say the exact same whitening agents that are used in do it yourself teeth whiteners.
How effective these peroxide tooth whitening systems are depends on two things: How high of a concentration of peroxide is present in the whitening gel and how long this product spends in direct contact with your teeth.
You can get the same results by using a whitening solution with a high concentration of peroxide for a short time (this is the general rule with a whitening procedure performed by a dentist) or using a whitening solution containing a lower concentration of peroxide for a longer time (the way that at home teeth whitening systems usually work).
Of course, there is one other thing to consider here: price. The cost of an office visit and whitening procedure performed by your dentist is far higher than the cost of a whitening treatment which you can administer yourself at home. The results are the same, but the price of doing it yourself is usually 25% or less than the cost of having your dentist perform the procedure. Knowing this, it should come as no surprise to you that more and more people are choosing home tooth whitening systems.
Little White Lie #3
The Lie: All tooth whitening products are the same.
The Truth: It is decidedly not the case that all tooth whitening products are created equal. There are some products which work quite well, while others don’t really work at all.
The difference generally comes down to the ingredients used in the product. Different whitening gels differ in their concentration of active ingredients – and thus in the degree to which they are effective. Before making a purchase, you should look at the different products; some are made for specific types and levels of staining.
Little White Lie #4
The Lie: Tooth whitening is harmful to the teeth and gums.
The Truth: Tooth bleaching does not harm your teeth or your gums. The whitening agent is applied directly to your teeth and a process of oxidation begins which dissolves the deposits of organic materials which stain or discolor teeth. No harm is done to the teeth or the gums – it is possible that the teeth may temporarily become sensitive, though this is a short-lived side effect which can be eliminated by reducing the time that the agent is applied to the teeth.
Some whitening gels can also cause minor irritation to the gums – this usually happens because the whitening trays used in the procedure are poorly fitted. This is why using an at home tooth whitening system which uses custom-fitted whitening trays is always the best way to go.
Little White Lie #5
The Lie: Whitening strips are the best way to whiten your teeth.
The Truth: Our teeth are as unique as we are. This means that it’s impossible to design a whitening strip which can actually maintain contact with the entire surface of our teeth. Even in a best case scenario, these strips can only help whiten the front surface of your teeth, with grooves in the teeth and the gaps between your teeth left unaffected by the whitening strip. What these strips cause is uneven tooth whitening, leaving a striped appearance, with stains apparent on the parts of the teeth which they don’t cover. Many consider this to actually be worse than the original problem!
Little White Lie #6
The Lie: Thermoform trays are cheaper and work just as well as custom whitening tray.
The Truth: Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. Just like whitening strips, these trays don’t provide a perfect fit for your teeth; it’s like trying to wear dentures made for someone else. A custom-fitted whitening tray, however, will conform to your teeth and produce even whitening as well as reducing the potential for irritation if the gums since they reduce the amount of whitening gel which can leak out.
Little White Lie #7
The Lie: The paint on tooth whitening products are the easiest and therefore the best at home tooth whitening products
The Truth:It’s absolutely true that the paint on tooth whiteners are incredibly easy to use, but that doesn’t mean that they’re effective. Just like whitening toothpaste, it’s a great idea but it shares the same fatal weakness as toothpastes as far as whitening your teeth goes: the whitening agents used don’t spend enough time in contact with your teeth before being washed away by saliva to be effective. There is the other problem that the concentration of whitening agents is too low to really whiten your teeth – the concentration is low to prevent gum irritation. Even the very best paint on tooth whiteners provide only limited whitening which doesn’t last for long – and they give your teeth an unevenly whitened, unnatural look.
Some of these products don’t even try to remove stains, being designed to literally whitewash the teeth. Even the best of these products don’t provide long lasting effects and tend to produce an unnatural look.
Little White Lie #8
The Lie: Those “high tech” electroluminescence tooth whitening systems are more effective than at home teeth whitening systems which use only whitening gel.
The Truth: The electroluminescence tooth whitening systems certainly look high tech, don’t they? Unfortunately, these systems are only so much hype. The whitening gel is what causes the whitening these systems provide – the electroluminescence does nothing to make the procedure more effective. It may look high tech, but this lighting technology is the same as that used in children’s toys. You may as well save some money and purchase an at home whitening solution which omits the lights – it really doesn’t add anything in terms of whitening.
Little White Lie #9
The Lie: Tooth bleaching procedures provide everyone with the same results
The Truth: Every individual is different and so are their teeth; including their staining. Some stains are easier to bleach than others. Yellow stains are the easiest to remove, followed by brown staining. Teeth which are stained to a grayish shade are the most difficult to whiten by the use of a bleaching procedure.
Little White Lie #10
The Lie: If you swallow tooth whitening gel it can result in internal injuries.
The Truth: There is about a 100% chance that you’ll swallow at least a little bit of tooth whitening gel regardless of which tooth whitening system you choose. It’s not harmful, though it does have an odd taste.
Before you buy any teeth whitening products online please view the rest of the teeth whitening lies at Teeth Whitening Little White Lies and also to download the information as a PDF file and read further important health and purchase information.Also see more information about Buy Smile Strips.
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The Lie: Whitening toothpastes are highly effective at whitening your teeth.
The Truth: No one would argue that you shouldn’t brush your teeth regularly and whitening toothpaste certainly couldn’t hurt. Brushing your teeth is vital to the health of your teeth as well as being a basic tenet of good hygiene. However, the ingredients in whitening toothpastes just don’t spend enough time in direct contact with your teeth to provide the kind of results that people tend to believe that they have.
Your saliva tends to wash off the whitening agents from your teeth, which means that the whitening agents spend only a minimal amount of time in contact with your teeth. It also needs to be noted that the whitening agents in these toothpastes are generally present in extremely low quantities to prevent them from causing irritation. While whitening toothpaste is a great idea on paper, the reality isn’t as wonderful as we’d all like to think.
Little White Lie #2
The Lie: Having your dentist whiten your teeth is the best way to get a brighter, whiter smile.
The Truth: It’s not really the case that any one method of teeth whitening is the “best” way. Your dentist can perform tooth whitening for you, but this doesn’t mean that the results are going to be any better. The in-office teeth whitening procedures that your dentist can do for you use hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide; that is to say the exact same whitening agents that are used in do it yourself teeth whiteners.
How effective these peroxide tooth whitening systems are depends on two things: How high of a concentration of peroxide is present in the whitening gel and how long this product spends in direct contact with your teeth.
You can get the same results by using a whitening solution with a high concentration of peroxide for a short time (this is the general rule with a whitening procedure performed by a dentist) or using a whitening solution containing a lower concentration of peroxide for a longer time (the way that at home teeth whitening systems usually work).
Of course, there is one other thing to consider here: price. The cost of an office visit and whitening procedure performed by your dentist is far higher than the cost of a whitening treatment which you can administer yourself at home. The results are the same, but the price of doing it yourself is usually 25% or less than the cost of having your dentist perform the procedure. Knowing this, it should come as no surprise to you that more and more people are choosing home tooth whitening systems.
Little White Lie #3
The Lie: All tooth whitening products are the same.
The Truth: It is decidedly not the case that all tooth whitening products are created equal. There are some products which work quite well, while others don’t really work at all.
The difference generally comes down to the ingredients used in the product. Different whitening gels differ in their concentration of active ingredients – and thus in the degree to which they are effective. Before making a purchase, you should look at the different products; some are made for specific types and levels of staining.
Little White Lie #4
The Lie: Tooth whitening is harmful to the teeth and gums.
The Truth: Tooth bleaching does not harm your teeth or your gums. The whitening agent is applied directly to your teeth and a process of oxidation begins which dissolves the deposits of organic materials which stain or discolor teeth. No harm is done to the teeth or the gums – it is possible that the teeth may temporarily become sensitive, though this is a short-lived side effect which can be eliminated by reducing the time that the agent is applied to the teeth.
Some whitening gels can also cause minor irritation to the gums – this usually happens because the whitening trays used in the procedure are poorly fitted. This is why using an at home tooth whitening system which uses custom-fitted whitening trays is always the best way to go.
Little White Lie #5
The Lie: Whitening strips are the best way to whiten your teeth.
The Truth: Our teeth are as unique as we are. This means that it’s impossible to design a whitening strip which can actually maintain contact with the entire surface of our teeth. Even in a best case scenario, these strips can only help whiten the front surface of your teeth, with grooves in the teeth and the gaps between your teeth left unaffected by the whitening strip. What these strips cause is uneven tooth whitening, leaving a striped appearance, with stains apparent on the parts of the teeth which they don’t cover. Many consider this to actually be worse than the original problem!
Little White Lie #6
The Lie: Thermoform trays are cheaper and work just as well as custom whitening tray.
The Truth: Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. Just like whitening strips, these trays don’t provide a perfect fit for your teeth; it’s like trying to wear dentures made for someone else. A custom-fitted whitening tray, however, will conform to your teeth and produce even whitening as well as reducing the potential for irritation if the gums since they reduce the amount of whitening gel which can leak out.
Little White Lie #7
The Lie: The paint on tooth whitening products are the easiest and therefore the best at home tooth whitening products
The Truth:It’s absolutely true that the paint on tooth whiteners are incredibly easy to use, but that doesn’t mean that they’re effective. Just like whitening toothpaste, it’s a great idea but it shares the same fatal weakness as toothpastes as far as whitening your teeth goes: the whitening agents used don’t spend enough time in contact with your teeth before being washed away by saliva to be effective. There is the other problem that the concentration of whitening agents is too low to really whiten your teeth – the concentration is low to prevent gum irritation. Even the very best paint on tooth whiteners provide only limited whitening which doesn’t last for long – and they give your teeth an unevenly whitened, unnatural look.
Some of these products don’t even try to remove stains, being designed to literally whitewash the teeth. Even the best of these products don’t provide long lasting effects and tend to produce an unnatural look.
Little White Lie #8
The Lie: Those “high tech” electroluminescence tooth whitening systems are more effective than at home teeth whitening systems which use only whitening gel.
The Truth: The electroluminescence tooth whitening systems certainly look high tech, don’t they? Unfortunately, these systems are only so much hype. The whitening gel is what causes the whitening these systems provide – the electroluminescence does nothing to make the procedure more effective. It may look high tech, but this lighting technology is the same as that used in children’s toys. You may as well save some money and purchase an at home whitening solution which omits the lights – it really doesn’t add anything in terms of whitening.
Little White Lie #9
The Lie: Tooth bleaching procedures provide everyone with the same results
The Truth: Every individual is different and so are their teeth; including their staining. Some stains are easier to bleach than others. Yellow stains are the easiest to remove, followed by brown staining. Teeth which are stained to a grayish shade are the most difficult to whiten by the use of a bleaching procedure.
Little White Lie #10
The Lie: If you swallow tooth whitening gel it can result in internal injuries.
The Truth: There is about a 100% chance that you’ll swallow at least a little bit of tooth whitening gel regardless of which tooth whitening system you choose. It’s not harmful, though it does have an odd taste.
Before you buy any teeth whitening products online please view the rest of the teeth whitening lies at Teeth Whitening Little White Lies and also to download the information as a PDF file and read further important health and purchase information.Also see more information about Buy Smile Strips.
The Lie: Whitening toothpastes are highly effective at whitening your teeth.
The Truth: No one would argue that you shouldn’t brush your teeth regularly and whitening toothpaste certainly couldn’t hurt. Brushing your teeth is vital to the health of your teeth as well as being a basic tenet of good hygiene. However, the ingredients in whitening toothpastes just don’t spend enough time in direct contact with your teeth to provide the kind of results that people tend to believe that they have.
Your saliva tends to wash off the whitening agents from your teeth, which means that the whitening agents spend only a minimal amount of time in contact with your teeth. It also needs to be noted that the whitening agents in these toothpastes are generally present in extremely low quantities to prevent them from causing irritation. While whitening toothpaste is a great idea on paper, the reality isn’t as wonderful as we’d all like to think.
Little White Lie #2
The Lie: Having your dentist whiten your teeth is the best way to get a brighter, whiter smile.
The Truth: It’s not really the case that any one method of teeth whitening is the “best” way. Your dentist can perform tooth whitening for you, but this doesn’t mean that the results are going to be any better. The in-office teeth whitening procedures that your dentist can do for you use hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide; that is to say the exact same whitening agents that are used in do it yourself teeth whiteners.
How effective these peroxide tooth whitening systems are depends on two things: How high of a concentration of peroxide is present in the whitening gel and how long this product spends in direct contact with your teeth.
You can get the same results by using a whitening solution with a high concentration of peroxide for a short time (this is the general rule with a whitening procedure performed by a dentist) or using a whitening solution containing a lower concentration of peroxide for a longer time (the way that at home teeth whitening systems usually work).
Of course, there is one other thing to consider here: price. The cost of an office visit and whitening procedure performed by your dentist is far higher than the cost of a whitening treatment which you can administer yourself at home. The results are the same, but the price of doing it yourself is usually 25% or less than the cost of having your dentist perform the procedure. Knowing this, it should come as no surprise to you that more and more people are choosing home tooth whitening systems.
Little White Lie #3
The Lie: All tooth whitening products are the same.
The Truth: It is decidedly not the case that all tooth whitening products are created equal. There are some products which work quite well, while others don’t really work at all.
The difference generally comes down to the ingredients used in the product. Different whitening gels differ in their concentration of active ingredients – and thus in the degree to which they are effective. Before making a purchase, you should look at the different products; some are made for specific types and levels of staining.
Little White Lie #4
The Lie: Tooth whitening is harmful to the teeth and gums.
The Truth: Tooth bleaching does not harm your teeth or your gums. The whitening agent is applied directly to your teeth and a process of oxidation begins which dissolves the deposits of organic materials which stain or discolor teeth. No harm is done to the teeth or the gums – it is possible that the teeth may temporarily become sensitive, though this is a short-lived side effect which can be eliminated by reducing the time that the agent is applied to the teeth.
Some whitening gels can also cause minor irritation to the gums – this usually happens because the whitening trays used in the procedure are poorly fitted. This is why using an at home tooth whitening system which uses custom-fitted whitening trays is always the best way to go.
Little White Lie #5
The Lie: Whitening strips are the best way to whiten your teeth.
The Truth: Our teeth are as unique as we are. This means that it’s impossible to design a whitening strip which can actually maintain contact with the entire surface of our teeth. Even in a best case scenario, these strips can only help whiten the front surface of your teeth, with grooves in the teeth and the gaps between your teeth left unaffected by the whitening strip. What these strips cause is uneven tooth whitening, leaving a striped appearance, with stains apparent on the parts of the teeth which they don’t cover. Many consider this to actually be worse than the original problem!
Little White Lie #6
The Lie: Thermoform trays are cheaper and work just as well as custom whitening tray.
The Truth: Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. Just like whitening strips, these trays don’t provide a perfect fit for your teeth; it’s like trying to wear dentures made for someone else. A custom-fitted whitening tray, however, will conform to your teeth and produce even whitening as well as reducing the potential for irritation if the gums since they reduce the amount of whitening gel which can leak out.
Little White Lie #7
The Lie: The paint on tooth whitening products are the easiest and therefore the best at home tooth whitening products
The Truth:It’s absolutely true that the paint on tooth whiteners are incredibly easy to use, but that doesn’t mean that they’re effective. Just like whitening toothpaste, it’s a great idea but it shares the same fatal weakness as toothpastes as far as whitening your teeth goes: the whitening agents used don’t spend enough time in contact with your teeth before being washed away by saliva to be effective. There is the other problem that the concentration of whitening agents is too low to really whiten your teeth – the concentration is low to prevent gum irritation. Even the very best paint on tooth whiteners provide only limited whitening which doesn’t last for long – and they give your teeth an unevenly whitened, unnatural look.
Some of these products don’t even try to remove stains, being designed to literally whitewash the teeth. Even the best of these products don’t provide long lasting effects and tend to produce an unnatural look.
Little White Lie #8
The Lie: Those “high tech” electroluminescence tooth whitening systems are more effective than at home teeth whitening systems which use only whitening gel.
The Truth: The electroluminescence tooth whitening systems certainly look high tech, don’t they? Unfortunately, these systems are only so much hype. The whitening gel is what causes the whitening these systems provide – the electroluminescence does nothing to make the procedure more effective. It may look high tech, but this lighting technology is the same as that used in children’s toys. You may as well save some money and purchase an at home whitening solution which omits the lights – it really doesn’t add anything in terms of whitening.
Little White Lie #9
The Lie: Tooth bleaching procedures provide everyone with the same results
The Truth: Every individual is different and so are their teeth; including their staining. Some stains are easier to bleach than others. Yellow stains are the easiest to remove, followed by brown staining. Teeth which are stained to a grayish shade are the most difficult to whiten by the use of a bleaching procedure.
Little White Lie #10
The Lie: If you swallow tooth whitening gel it can result in internal injuries.
The Truth: There is about a 100% chance that you’ll swallow at least a little bit of tooth whitening gel regardless of which tooth whitening system you choose. It’s not harmful, though it does have an odd taste.
Before you buy any teeth whitening products online please view the rest of the teeth whitening lies at Teeth Whitening Little White Lies and also to download the information as a PDF file and read further important health and purchase information.Also see more information about Buy Smile Strips.
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