Turns out TikTok's favorite hack might not be a great idea after all.
The video shows a simple step-by-step tutorial. First, you take a dry toothbrush and swirl it around a cup full of baking soda so that the bristles are completely covered. Next, you pour liquid hydrogen peroxide over the baking soda-coated brush before cleaning your teeth with it. But does it actually work? And, most importantly, is it safe? The answer is twofold.Kalasho explains that baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, has been used for decades as a home whitening substance.
But even though it's backed by science, Kalasho says it shouldn't be used on its own in your daily cleaning routine. "[Daily use of pure baking soda] can start causing little micro-fractures and scratches in your enamel and other layers...which can weaken its structure," she says. "Ultimately, that will make the teeth more susceptible to staining and [make them] more yellow and brittle over time.
Harris says he would recommend it if it was the only option available. "I usually don’t recommend it to my patients because it doesn’t have cavity-fighting properties and it also does not taste good," he says. "Patients often complain that it can leave the mouth feeling gritty and unpleasant. There are much better products on the market that can whiten as effectively but also taste good and help prevent cavities at the same time.
. But if you don't have access to any of those products, she recommends using pure baking soda, at most, every six to seven months in combination with a toothpaste that maintains the strength of the enamel and minimizes any sensitivity, like
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