Dentistry

White With Might: New Tooth Whitener Could Help Heal Teeth

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Tooth whiteners that could enhance teeth’s natural healing ability may soon be available in over-the-counter gels and strips, according to a dental researcher who shared his team’s latest findings today at the American Dental Association’s national media conference.

According to Frederick Eichmiller, D.D.S., director of the American Dental Association’s Paffenbarger Research Center (PRC) in Gaithersburg, MD, PRC scientists have created a “white with might” whitening formula that contains tooth remineralization agents.

Dr. Eichmiller explained that whitening can often open naturally occurring pores within teeth. These open tooth pores can cause temporary sensitivity to air as well as hot and cold food and drinks, a common side effect from tooth whitening.

Sensitivity has long been a problem with teeth whitening. Patients often lose interest in the whitening process and dentists become hesitant to proceed – because it hurts! Some dentists have even prescribed anti-inflammatory steroids to reduce the intense pain – zingers.

Saliva contains minerals teeth need to heal themselves by closing these pores, but this process is slow. The “white with might” whitening formula replenishes essential minerals in teeth as it whitens, resulting in far fewer side effects for consumers.

“It’s like having your cake and eating it, too, when it comes to tooth whitening,’ Dr. Eichmiller stated, adding that laboratory and human clinical trials on this “white with might” technology substantiate the gel’s effectiveness. Currently, the whitening gel and the remineralization ingredients are stored separately and combined just before applying to teeth. Dr. Eichmiller said PRC scientists are working on combining the two into a single product which could then be used in over the counter strips and paint on tooth whiteners.

This is a significant development in teeth whitening.

And the development of over the counter materials will make white teeth a reality for even more patients.

However, caution will be urged and a consultation with a dentist before the start of this teeth whitening technique will be advised.

So much for the numerous commercial in-office and deep bleaching protocols.

Those deep bleaching protocols and techniques will soon be obsolete with these improved materials.

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