More people can get their teeth whitened as technology has advanced in product development. Prices have dropped and people can have their teeth whitened at home with spending lots of money at the dentist. Over the counter products are available to the public at a small cost. Like anything, the more popular the more myths about the product are present. Below you will find the top 10 myths about teeth whitening:
1. The teeth will stay white forever.
Once they are whitened you need to maintain them in order to keep them white. Don’t fall back into bad habits: not brushing, smoking, eating/drinking the wrong foods that can yellow your teeth. With maintenance, your white teeth will last.
2. People of all ages can get their teeth whitened.
Untrue, children can’t have their teeth whitened because they are still developing.
Facts
It is called "plant - a miracle". It fulfills a major role in rituals of beauty, and more recently has gained popularity as an active ingredient in different dental gels. And not to sound his debut one-sided, let complement the picture with the gums, and the whole mouth - mute witnesses to the benefits of aloe vera.Necessary background
Healing qualities of aloe vera plant has been known for a long time. For more than 10 century are known descriptions of his abilities to heal burns, cuts and relieves pain. Its therapeutic and medicinal qualities have stood the test of time over 5000 years. Greek and Roman healers apply it very successfully as a healing herb. Researchers found that this plant is known in Chinese, and Indian culture.
Many youngsters approaching adolescence have one thing on their minds at a semi-annual dental checkup: "Will I need braces?"Braces, as well as headgear, bionators and maxillary expansion appliances, are corrective dental and orthopedic appliances that straighten teeth and can help bring the lips and jaws into proper alignment during growth and development.
An orthodontist is a dental specialist who generally performs this type of treatment for what is called dental "malocclusion" or literally a "bad bite." An orthodontist is a dentist that has completed an additional two or three-year program after college and four years of dental school.
Toothpastes, used in conjunction with a toothbrush, have probably accomplished more to prevent oral disease than any other oral health procedure.
Depending on the dentifrice, the principal therapeutic outcomes can include
• reduction of caries incidence by assimilation of the fluoride ion into the apatite crystal or enamel (as a result of sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride, sodium monoflurophosphate);
• reduction of tooth hypersensitivity by blocking dentin tubules and thereby reducing fluid exchange(as a result of strontium chloride, sodium citrate, potassium nitrate);
• cosmetic whitening of teeth by peroxides (as a result of hydrogen peroxide) and /or abrasives;reduction of calculus by chelation of divalent cations in saliva (as a result of pyrophosphates or zinc citrate);
• reduction of plaque formation by reducing enzymatic activity of microorganisms and by an antibacterial effect (as a result of triclosan).
The Bible mentions a resin used in the Mediterranean to freshen breath. Modern literature dealing with bad breath dates back to 1874, in a monograph by Joseph Howe
The first reference to mouthwash for treating the gums appears in Chinese medicine and dates to 2700 BC. It recommends using children's urine.
In the Roman period, the upper classes used mouthwashes and mechanical cleaning. Pliny recommended saline water.
Hippocrates recommended salt, aluminum and vinegar. A text in the 16th century recommended swilling the mouth with wine or beer after eating to avoid anything adhering to the teeth and leading to caries. Urine was highly recommended in the 18th century, due to its high concentration of salts, similar to those in the blood. Urea and ammonia were thought to play a therapeutic role.
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