Now everyone pays great attention to oral health, so many people will wash their teeth regularly, so is tooth washing whitening? What's the difference between teeth washing and whitening? Let's have a look!
Can tooth washing whiten teeth
In fact, it can whiten teeth. Most people have calculus on their teeth. Teeth washing is actually a kind of dental care.
We may have the habit of smoking and drinking coffee at ordinary times, so regular tooth washing can clean the coloring on the tooth surface, as well as the daily accumulation of calculus. After washing the teeth, it will look more white. So many people mistakenly think that tooth washing can whiten your teeth. In fact, the main purpose of tooth washing is to protect your teeth, not really whiten your teeth. It just cleans up the pigment and dirt on the surface of your teeth to restore the original color of your teeth.
In fact, there are many factors in the yellowing of teeth. Cause 1: excessive fluoride, research shows that if a person's teeth are exposed to the environment with excessive fluoride content from birth to growth, it will cause abnormal metabolism of tooth cells and different degrees of staining. Reason 2: external dyeing, that is, drinking tea, coffee and other reasons. Reason 3: natural tooth color, which is inevitable, can only be whitened by external whitening methods. Cause 4: tooth lesions, once the tooth is injured, it will release iron sulfide and protein denaturation products, which will cause tooth discoloration.
The difference between teeth washing and whitening
Tooth washing is just to remove the tartar dirt on the teeth. Whitening teeth is to whiten the teeth with chemicals.
1. Different application objects. Teeth washing emphasizes regular cleaning to maintain oral health, suitable for all people. In developed countries, many people have developed a good habit of washing their teeth once a year. It's as common as brushing their teeth to take washing as a routine oral care. And tooth whitening is more suitable for some fashion people who love beauty and pay attention to the quality of life. People like general external pigment stained teeth, moderate and light tetracycline teeth, dental fluorosis, genetic yellow teeth and other people can also choose the method of whitening teeth such as cold light whitening with better whitening effect.
2. Different methods of use. According to the different tooth washing instruments used, there are generally ultrasonic tooth washing, sandblasting and other ways to wash teeth. There are many ways to whiten teeth. The difference between tooth washing and whitening is mainly bleaching, cold light whitening, all ceramic veneer, etc. For example, all ceramic veneer, that is, the enamel outside the tooth is ground to paste the ceramic veneer. There is also beautiful tooth crown whitening, which is suitable for those who have poor tooth shape and strong whitening requirements. Cold light tooth whitening technology is a relatively simple way of tooth whitening. It uses the most advanced whitening technology and equipment in Europe and the United States. The whole process is painless, painless and non-invasive and can firm the enamel, making the whitening effect lasting.
3. The purpose of tooth washing is to prevent and treat periodontal diseases by cleaning teeth and removing the plaque and calculus attached to the tooth surface. Tooth whitening is mainly through some drugs to whiten the color of teeth, and also can achieve the effect of tooth whitening by object adhesion, without any side effects, no harm to tooth tissue, no harm to tooth nerve, because it is deep whitening, so the effect can last for about 5 years.
Precautions for tooth washing
1. Damage to the gums, especially when the root is exposed after the removal of tartar, can not be treated in time, which not only causes the patient's pain, but also aggravates the condition of periodontal disease.
2. Do not eat too spicy or too acid cold food within three days after tooth washing. In one or two months after tooth cleaning, some people who are physically sensitive may have teeth allergic to cold, heat, acid, sweet and other stimuli. This is a normal individual reaction. Do not worry too much. If the symptoms continue to aggravate and cannot be relieved, please see your doctor in time.
3. The teeth will be a little sensitive to cold and hot after washing and feel sore. This kind of symptom is temporary and usually disappears in a week or so. If the symptoms of soreness exist all the time, you can consider using some anti sensitive toothpastes on the market, which will be improved after more than one month.
4. Many people will have tooth hypersensitivity in a short period of time after washing their teeth. To explain it simply, it is because your root is surrounded by deposited calculus for a long time. When it is removed, your exposed root can't adapt to the exciting hot and cold sour and sweet immediately. So in this case, you should not eat stimulating food temporarily, and the symptoms will be relieved after a while.