Teeth Whitening Precautions

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Teeth whitening is one of the most successful and harmless procedures to whiten your teeth. However, specific actions are to be maintained and preventive measures must be taken to avoid any accident.

Below you will find a list of preventive measures that should be taken in consideration by everyone before deciding to go forward with teeth whitening treatments.

Teeth Whitening is not designed for everyone. Children must be safe from whitening their teeth. Their teeth are simply too sensitive and using any whitening products at very tender age is very dangerous.
The whitening trays must fit in precisely. They are made to protect your gums and mouth by avoiding any escape of irritating substances. The amount of gel used in the trays shouldn’t be excessive. Make sure it will not cover your gums. Always wash your mouth after every teeth whitening treatment.
Check the concentrations of peroxide solutions on the gel. If you’re using carbamide peroxide, then it should not be more than 22% and if you’re using hydrogen peroxide, then 6.6% is the maximum. If these numbers are exceeded you might experience extra teeth sensitivity.
Do not go through this procedure (teeth whitening) more than once a year.
Due to hormonal reasons, teeth whitening is not advised to pregnant women. We are not sure about the implications in these delicate cases.
In the presence of other dental health problems, such as cavities, fractures etc; other dentistry treatments should be carried out before whitening teeth.
Teeth whitening will not have any effect on white filling or artificial teeth.
If you are experiencing sensitivity problems to hot or cold drinks/foods, you should avoid teeth whitening, and start using toothpaste for sensitive teeth.