| Tooth-whitening kits are meant to provide lasting | | | | that releases active oxygen to brighten and whiten |
| results in the shortest possible time. The existing | | | | teeth safely and naturally. With a neutral pH, unlike |
| cultural demand to have clean and attractive teeth has | | | | some similar products which are acidic, this is soft on |
| given rise to a surge of new tooth-whitening kits in the | | | | the teeth. Tooth-whitening kits contain xylitol, a |
| consumer market. | | | | powerful anticaries agent to prevent tooth decay, and |
| These tooth-whitening kits are easily available online | | | | potassium, which creates a de-sensitizing effect that is |
| and can be bought at more or less the same prices as | | | | ideal for people with sensitive gums. |
| other, less effective tooth-whitening products. These | | | | Home tooth-whitening kits are similar to those that a |
| kits vary from small plastic kits placed on the tooth | | | | dental professional would use; the difference is that the |
| overnight to professionally designed tooth trays that let | | | | concentrations of active ingredients in these are lower. |
| the bleaching gel become absorbed into the enamel. | | | | Higher concentrations are permitted in an office |
| Typically, in a bleach-based tooth whitener kit, a tooth | | | | formula since those are applied by a professional who |
| bleaching agent is applied to a mouth tray, and then the | | | | understands how it works and who has precise |
| tray is inserted into the mouth. Most of these trays | | | | control over the application. The latest clinical studies |
| have to be worn for just an hour. A major | | | | show that tooth-whitening kits are harmless when |
| disadvantage of this method is the need to sit for an | | | | used as directed. Hence, based on the available |
| hour or so with the mouth open. The whiter the teeth | | | | scientific information, it can be safely concluded that |
| have to be, the longer the need to maintain the same | | | | there is no cause for concern about the possible |
| tiring position. | | | | adverse effects on tooth structure or enamel |
| It is possible to get some very good tooth-whitening | | | | hardness. |
| kits today. Some have a uniquely balanced formula | | | | |