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Whitening teeth without damage – mission possible
A smile is one of the most universal ways of communicating, so it shouldn't surprise us that everyone wants a healthy and beautiful smile.
Every day more and more teeth-whitening products appear on the market, not to mention the dental procedures, which aren't always so safe for the enamel. The question is, how do we achieve the result of those strikingly white smiles we see every day online or on television? And what are the downsides of these cosmetically “generated” white smiles?
There is a real risk of permanent enamel damage if we try to whiten our teeth too much. Anyone who has looked into the topic knows that coffee, cigarettes, tea and red wine are the most common causes of teeth discoloration. The bad news is that most of these culprits are deeply rooted or outright addictive habits. Fortunately, once a person truly decides to make the change, it's fairly easy.
The two most common complaints from teeth whitening are: increased tooth sensitivity and gum pain.
There are two whitening methods
Mechanical methods
These use abrasive pastes to remove surface and external stains from the teeth. They work by mechanically removing bacterial plaque and pigmentation from the tooth surface.
Chemical methods
Chemical methods use various whitening “agents” to remove both external and internal stains.
But how do we whiten our teeth without destroying the enamel and damaging them further?
The remineralizing teeth-whitening powder Shine by OraWellness is a product that provides natural teeth whitening, while at the same time
helping them become healthier in the long run. We're also adding statistics from customer reviews who use the product:
- 85.8% of customers found that their teeth are less sensitive (a sign of remineralization);
- 67% of customers believe their teeth are whiter from using Shine;
- over 90% would recommend Shine to their friends.
Further research from OraWellness revealed, however, that there are many other real side effects related to whitening procedures:
- roughening and softening of the tooth surface;
- greater risk of tooth demineralization;
- increased risk of tooth fracture;
- damage to existing dental work;
- change in the color of fillings.
OraWellness Shine remineralizing teeth-whitening powder has undergone multiple studies, one of which shows that the product's abrasiveness is 33. What does that mean?
Relative Dentin Abrasivity (RDA) is a test that measures how abrasive an oral-care product is on the teeth. The higher the RDA number, the harder and more abrasive the product is on our teeth. The RDA range is from 0 to 260 and is usually divided into the following groups:
- very low abrasive (0-39) --> Orawellness has an abrasiveness of 33
- low abrasive (40-70)
- medium abrasive (71-99)
- high abrasive (100-149)
- harmful abrasive (150+)
The PCR – Pellicle Cleaning Ratio value is also tested (additional protection for the enamel). It measures how well a product polishes the teeth and removes stains, with Shine's value being 47 (although not strictly defined, PCR usually ranges from 0-150).
The Cleaning Efficiency Index (CEI) combines the product's abrasiveness level (RDA) with its cleaning ability (PCR) into a single number, which tells us how effectively a product can clean our teeth.
In Shine, one of the ingredients is white kaolin clay, which has a CEI rating of 98, meaning that Shine has a cleaning efficiency index of 91 out of 100!
So keep a close eye on which products you use for teeth whitening, and familiarize yourself thoroughly with their ingredients!
