Whitening teeth and baking soda

A 23-year-old lady teacher from Atlanta drinks lots of tea and coffee, and her teeth are now stained. She read somewhere that whitening teeth can be achieved with baking soda, meaning it can reduce the stains on her teeth. Before trying it out, she was curious whether whitening teeth with baking soda could have an adverse effect, especially on the enamel and gums - in respect of corroding the enamel and making the teeth more sensitive.
 
Well, the fact is that some beverages and food stuff are quite well known to stain teeth. Accusing fingers often point at tea and coffee as staining agents. The level of staining is related to the frequency and duration which the teeth have been exposed to staining agents.

Whitening teeth is a growing phenomenon globally in tandem with increasing awareness of dental health, and, in the job market, having whiter teeth seems to improve one's marketability! Many firms have toiled diligently in recent years to develop the ultimate materials and technology which had made tooth whitening possible.

Among the chemicals now commonly used for whitening teeth is the superoxol/heat/light bleaching system. The other one is carbamide peroxide home whitening treatment.

Let's get back to the question about baking soda. Well, it has been tested as a teeth whitener and, in fact, some toothpaste sold in the supermarkets also use them. Baking soda is believed to work because of its abrasive and effervescent effect.

However, it has been found that its abrasion is very minimal, meaning its negative effect on teeth and gum should be minimal. As for sensitivity to teeth if one uses baking soda for whitening teeth, the fact is that so far there has been no reported cases of such occurences.

For whitening teeth purposes, a good way to reduce stains from tea and coffee is to rinse and brush your teeth each time you drank them. Admittedly, rinsing should not be a problem but brushing may not be possible most of the time.

Now, you may be wondering - what if the stains on my teeth are severe? In that case, try to use a toothpaste with quite a high index of abrasion, but use it only occasionally. If that whitening teeth advice does not work, I suppose the only alternative left is to visit the dentist regularly for scaling and polishing which may help.

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