Teeth Whitening 
Is Your Teeth Whitening System Making Your Teeth Whiter?(2)
Commercial teeth whitening products have grown exponentially over the last 20 years. The market has grown so much that even toothpastes want a piece of the action. If you’d walked down the toothpaste aisle at Wal-Mart 20 years ago, you’d have noticed that “Tartar Control” were the two big buzzwords. Nowadays, “Whitening” seems to be [...]
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Does At-Home Teeth Whitening Really Whiten Your Teeth?
A few months ago, one of my patients asked me if the whitening products that you can buy from the store actually whiten your teeth. She wasn’t too excited about the expensive price that our dental school charges for a custom bleaching tray and professional-strength bleach. She was looking for a cheaper alternative. There’s nothing [...]
Teeth Whitening: Two Side Effects of Whitening Your Teeth
Did you know that more than half of all people who bleach their teeth end up with sensitive teeth as a result? It seems like people are willing to go through a lot just to get whiter teeth. In this article, I’m going to talk about the two main side effects of whitening your teeth: [...]
Teeth Whitening and Teeth Bleaching: The Difference
When our permanent teeth first come into our mouths, they are nice and white. Not quite as white as our baby teeth were, but they are still a respectable shade of white. Over time, as we eat different foods our teeth begin to lose their bright white luster. Eventually our teeth’s enamel, the outermost layer [...]
Teeth Whitening Scam Company Sells Defective Teeth Whitening Gel
Today, I watched a news report about a teeth whitening scam company called White Overnight. The news report was able to uncover some interesting facts about what this company does. I have embedded the news report below, at the end of this article. Here’s some of the things that the Channel 2 News special investigative [...]
A Teeth Whitening Scam Company is Facing a Lawsuit
You’ve probably seen their advertisements online. If not, I put some examples to the left. They all go by different names, like Everbrite, Celebrity Smile, Celebrity White Smile, Dentasmile MD, Idol White, Clean Whites, and many more. However, they have one thing in common. They lure the customer in with a “Free Teeth Whitening Trial.” [...]
Six Reasons Why You Should Visit Your Dentist Before Trying to Whiten Your Teeth
Everyone wants white teeth. Let’s face it, a beautiful smile makes almost everyone more attractive! But before you call the number on the latest infomercial at visit the teeth whitening kiosk at your local mall, you may want to visit your dentist. Here are six reasons why: 1. You may have dental problems that you [...]
Why Teeth Whitening Toothpaste Isn’t Making Your Teeth Any Whiter
Many people buy so-called “Teeth Whitening” toothpaste hoping to get whiter teeth. For many people, these toothpastes do not provide whiter teeth. Is this a form of false advertising? Actually, it’s not. The confusion lies in the definition of teeth whitening. Teeth whitening in its strictest sense means to whiten the teeth to their natural [...]
Yes, the $3 Online Tooth Whitening Trial Offer is a Scam
Lately, it seems as if half of the advertisements on major news websites are advertising a cheap or free tooth whitening trial. A lot of these offers sound too good to be true. In response to a question posed to me by a reader, I decided to look into these offers that claim to charge [...]
Hi, I'm Tom. I'm currently a 4th year dental student in the USA. I started this blog to help people take better care of their teeth. You can